Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 314

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of the seriousness and sufficiency of the inquiries for issuance of an arrest and search warrant. A matter of fact. - Where the court is convinced of the seriousness of the inquiries on which the arrest and search warrant was based and their sufficiency to justify its issuance, and endorses the Public Prosecution’s action in this regard, its view is not subject to review. The reason - 191 - Criminal Procedures and Trials therefor. - The court’s satisfaction as to the seriousness and sufficiency of the inquiries and the existence of grounds for issuing the search warrant. Sufficient and reasonable for rejecting the plea of invalidity of the arrest and search warrant.
Arabic original
تقدير جدية التحريات وكفايتها لإصدار إذن القبض والتفتيش. موضوعي. - اقتناع المحكمة بجدية التحريات التي بنى عليها إذن القبض والتفتيش وكفايتها لتسويغ إصداره وإقرارها النيابة على تصرفها في هذا الشأن فلا معقب عليها فيما ارتأته. علة - ١٩١ - إجراءات ومحاكمات جزائية ذلك. - اطمئنان المحكمة إلى جدية التحريات وكفايتها وتوافر مسوغات إصدار إذن التفتيش. كاف وسائغ لإطراح الدفع ببطلان إذن القبض والتفتيش.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤١٤/٢٠٠٢ جزائي جلسة ٣٠/٩/٢٠٠٣ القسم الخامس – المجلد الثاني عشر ص ٦٥٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 191. PDF pages: 184–185.

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