Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1817

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

English translation of the principle

The felony court's relinquishment of the civil action by referring it to the competent court. A ruling that does not terminate the litigation and does not entail preventing the proceedings from continuing. Its effect. This judgment may not be appealed. The challenged judgment's ruling that the appeal against it was inadmissible. Correct. - The civil claimant's challenge to the judgment in its criminal part ordering acquittal. Impermissible. The basis for this. Article 8 of Law 40 of 1972.
Arabic original
تخلي الجنايات عن الدعوى المدنية بإحالتها إلى المحكمة المختصة. قضاء غير منهٍ للخصومة ولا يبني عليه منع السير في الدعوى. أثره. عدم جواز استئناف هذا الحكم. قضاء الحكم المطعون فيه بعدم قبول استئنافه. صحيح. - النعي من المدعي المدني على الحكم في شقه الجزائي الصادر بالبراءة. لا يجوز. أساس ذلك. م٨ ق ٤٠ لسنة ١٩٧٢.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢١٠/١٩٩٧ جزائي جلسة ٢٣/٣/١٩٩٨ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص٢٦٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 494. PDF pages: 487.

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