Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2081

In offences of injury and assault punishable by imprisonment not exceeding five years, the victim may pardon the accused or settle with him for money before or after judgment is rendered, and this entails the same effects as a judgment of acquittal. The condition: the court’s approval. - A request to give effect to the legal consequences of a pardon. May be raised for the first time before the Court of Cassation.