Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 266

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

English translation of the principle

Evidence, indications, and serious suspicions. Authorise the investigator to arrest. Basis thereof. Article 62 of the Procedures Law. Conducting an examination of the arrested person. Consequence thereof: determining whether or not he has consumed narcotic substances. A lawful procedure, not the creation of an offence. An example.
Arabic original
الدلائل والإمارات والشبهات الجدية. تخوّل المحقق القبض. أساس ذلك. مادة ٦٢إجراءات. توقيع الكشف على المقبوض عليه. أثر ذلك: بيان ما إذا كان قد تناول مواد مخدرة من عدمه. إجراء بمشروع وليس خلقاً لجريمة. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٢/١٩٩٧ جزائي جلسة ٢٨/١٢/١٩٩٧ القسم الرابع – المجلد السابع ص ١١١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 182. PDF pages: 175.

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