Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2063

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

English translation of the principle

Connection within the meaning of Article 84 of the Penal Code. Its criterion. That the connected offences remain without any of them having been the subject of a judgment exempting from liability or punishment. Acquittal of one of them. Its effect. Severance of the connection. - A cassation appeal in a misdemeanour. Limited to the case of its complete connection with a felony. Connection of misdemeanours with a felony. Pardon of the felony. Its effect. Inadmissibility of the appeal directed against the misdemeanours.
Arabic original
الارتباط في حكم المادة ٨٤ جزاء. مناطه. بقاء الجرائم المرتبطة لم يجر على أحدها حكم معفي من المسئولية أو العقاب. البراءة في إحداها. أثره. فك الارتباط. - الطعن بالتمييز في جنحة. قصره على حالة ارتباطها تمام الارتباط بالجناية. ارتباط جنح بجناية. العفو عن الجناية. أثره. عدم جواز الطعن المنصب على الجنح.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧٢/١٩٨٥ جزائي جلسة ١١/١١/١٩٨٥ القسم الأول المجلد الثالث ص٣٢٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 557. PDF pages: 550.

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