Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 199

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

English translation of the principle

The appellant's voluntary relinquishment of the narcotic he sold to the confidential source establishes a state of flagrante delicto in respect of the felony of possessing it and permits the officer involved in the incident who witnessed it to arrest and search him and search - 161 - Criminal Procedures and Trials his vehicle. The objection that the arrest and search were invalid because they occurred before authorization for them was issued. Ineffectual.
Arabic original
تخلي الطاعن بإرادته عن المخدر الذي باعه للمصدر السري تقوم به حالة التلبس بجناية إحرازه ويبيح لضابط الواقعة الذي شاهدها القبض عليه وتفتيشه وتفتيش - ١٦١ - إجراءات ومحاكمات جزائية سيارته. النعي ببطلان القبض والتفتيش لحصولهما قبل الإذن بهما. غير منتج.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥٩/٢٠٠٢ جزائي جلسة ١٨/٣/٢٠٠٣ القسم الخامس – المجلد الرابع عشر ص ٢٢٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 161. PDF pages: 154–155.

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