Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 391

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

English translation of the principle

The prohibited search is that conducted on persons and residences without justification in law. - The inviolability of the workplace derives from its connection with the person of its owner or his residence. Issuance of an order by the Public Prosecution to search either. Necessarily includes what is connected thereto and the workplace. Twelfth: Searching premises:
Arabic original
التفتيش المحظور هو الذي يقع على الأشخاص والمساكن بغير مبرر من القانون. - مكان العمل حرمته مستمدة من اتصاله بشخص صاحبه أو مسكنه. صدور أمر من النيابة العامة بتفتيش أيهما. شموله بالضرورة ما يكون متصلاً به ومقر العمل. ثاني عاشر: تفتيش المحل:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٧٨/٢٠٠٣ جزائي جلسة ٢١/١٢/٢٠٠٤ القسم الخامس – المجلد الثاني عشر ص ٦٧٤) (والطعن ٤٠١/٢٠٠٨ جزائي جلسة ١٧/٣/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٧ ج ١ ص ٥٣٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 210. PDF pages: 203.

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