Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1872

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

English translation of the principle

Judgments in absentia. The Public Prosecution and the other litigants may appeal them. - The Public Prosecution's appeal against a judgment in absentia. It encompasses the judgment issued on the opposition thereto, whether upholding it or deeming the opposition as never having been filed. Amendment of the judgment in absentia. Its import and effect.
Arabic original
الأحكام الغيابية. للنيابة العامة وسائر الخصوم. استئنافها. - استئناف النيابة العامة للحكم الغيابي. شموله للحكم الصادر في المعارضة فيه سواء بتأييده أو باعتبار المعارضة كأن لم تكن. تعديل الحكم الغيابي. مؤداه وأثره.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٠/٢٠٠١ جزائي جلسة ٢/١٠/٢٠٠١ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص٥٢٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 512. PDF pages: 505.

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