Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 640

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

English translation of the principle

The judgment’s disclosing its reasons for not relying on the witness’s statement. The Court of Cassation may review this. - The judgment’s unreasonable rejection of the female victim’s statements and its arbitrariness in drawing inferences. Render it defective and require its cassation. Example.
Arabic original
إفصاح الحكم عن أسباب عدم تعويله على قول الشاهد. لمحكمة التمييز مراقبة ذلك. - إطراح الحكم غير السائغ لأقوال المجني عليها وتعسفه في الاستنتاج. يعيبه ويوجب تمييزه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٦٤/١٩٩٦ جزائي جلسة ٤/٥/١٩٩٨ القسم الرابع – المجلد السابع ص ٩٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 257. PDF pages: 250.

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