Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 237

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

English translation of the principle

Flagrante delicto. Its nature. Effect: arrest and search of everyone connected with the offence. Condition thereof. - Assessment of the indications connecting the accused with the offence in flagrante delicto and their sufficiency is entrusted to the judicial police officer. His subjection to the scrutiny of the investigating authority and the supervision of the trial court. - 170 - Criminal Procedures and Trials.
Arabic original
التلبس بالجريمة. ماهيته. أثره: ضبط وتفتيش كل من له اتصال بالجريمة. شرط ذلك. - تقدير الدلائل على صلة المتهم بالجريمة المتلبس بها وكفايتها موكولة لرجل الضبط القضائي. خضوعه لرقابة سلطة التحقيق وإشراف محكمة الموضوع. - ١٧٠ - إجراءات ومحاكمات جزائية
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٦/١٩٩٥ جزائي جلسة ١٣/١١/١٩٩٥ القسم الثالث – المجلد الرابع ص ٦٣٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 170. PDF pages: 163.

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