Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 425

Merely observing the accused in an abnormal condition. Does not establish an offence in flagrante delicto or any of the cases prescribed by law permitting arrest and search without a warrant. Consequence thereof. Invalidity of the arrest and search. The challenged judgment’s acquittal of the accused owing to the invalidity of the arrest and search and the absence of a warrant for them from the Public Prosecution. Correct. Example. - A criminal’s escape from punishment. Does not harm justice as much as encroaching upon people’s freedoms and arresting them without right.