Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 171

State of Kuwait · Criminal Procedure · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The appellant’s voluntarily handing the police officer the packet which subsequently proved to contain a narcotic establishes a state of flagrante delicto permitting seizure of the narcotic and arrest of the appellant.
Arabic original
تسليم الطاعن مختاراً لرجل الشرطة اللفافة التي تكشف بعد ذلك أن بها مخدر يوفر حالة التلبس التي تجيز ضبط المخدر والقبض على الطاعن.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٧/١٩٩٣ جزائي جلسة ٢٨/٦/١٩٩٣ القسم الثالث – المجلد الرابع ص ٦٣٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 157. PDF pages: 150.

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