Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 385

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

English translation of the principle

A policeman may arrest without authorization a person accused of a felony where strong evidence supports the accusation, and search him and his dwelling in a case of flagrante delicto, whether the crime is a felony or a misdemeanour. - Flagrante delicto is a state attaching to the crime itself, not to the person of its perpetrator.
Arabic original
لرجل الشرطة القبض بدون إذن على من اتهم في جناية وقامت على اتهامه أدلة قوية وتفتيشه وتفتيش مسكنه في حالة التلبس بالجريمة جناية كانت أو جنحة. - التلبس حالة تلازم الجريمة ذاتها لا شخص مرتكبها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٥٦/٢٠٠٥ جزائي جلسة ١٤/٣/٢٠٠٦ القسم الخامس – المجلد الرابع عشر ص ٢٢٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 207. PDF pages: 200.

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