Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1887

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

English translation of the principle

The hearing of the Public Prosecution’s appeal against the first-instance judgment rendered in absentia must be stayed so long as the opposition lodged against that judgment has not yet been decided. Contravention thereof. An error in the application of the law requiring its cassation and an order staying the hearing of the appeal pending determination of the opposition.
Arabic original
وجوب وقف نظر استئناف النيابة العامة المرفوع عن الحكم الغيابي الابتدائي مادامت المعارضة المرفوعة عن ذلك الحكم لم يفصل فيها بعد. مخالفة ذلك. خطأ في تطبيق القانون يُوجب تمييزه والقضاء بوقف نظر الاستئناف لحين الفصل في المعارضة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٩٠/٢٠٠١ جزائي جلسة ٨/١/٢٠٠٢ القسم الخامس المجلد الثاني عشر ص٣٦٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 518. PDF pages: 511.

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