Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2025

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

English translation of the principle

Lodging two appeals against the same judgment. Requires the appellate court to decide them together by a single judgment. The reason. Because separate determination of multiple appeals may lead to contradictory rulings on them. The judgment’s limitation to deciding the Public Prosecution’s appeal alone, without the appellant’s. Renders it defective and requires its cassation and their determination by a single judgment. An example. 13- The reasons for the appellate judgment:-
Arabic original
رفع استئنافين عن ذات الحكم. يُوجب على المحكمة الاستئنافية الفصل فيهما معاً بحكم واحد. علة ذلك. لما قد تؤدي إليه تجزئة الفصل في الاستئنافات المتعددة من الحكم فيها على وجه متناقض. اقتصار الحكم على الفصل في استئناف النيابة العامة وحده دون الطاعن. يعيبه ويوجب تمييزه والفصل فيهما بحكم واحد. مثال. ١٣- تسبيب الحكم الاستئنافي:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٣٦/٢٠٠٢ جزائي جلسة ٢٣/١٢/٢٠٠٣ القسم الخامس المجلد الثاني عشر ص٣٧٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 547. PDF pages: 540.

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