Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 73

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

English translation of the principle

The absence from the Code of Criminal Procedure and Trials of a provision specifying the method of serving documents on prisoners. Article 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure must be applied, which requires copies of the notice to be delivered to the prison director or the person acting in his stead.
Arabic original
خلو قانون الإجراءات والمحاكمات الجزائية من نص يبين طريقة إعلان الأوراق للمسجونين. وجوب تطبيق نص المادة العاشرة من قانون المرافعات المدنية التي أوجبت تسليم صور الإعلان لمدير السجن أو من يقوم مقامه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٧٣/٢٠٠١ جزائي جلسة ١٤/٥/٢٠٠٢ القسم الخامس – المجلد الثاني عشر ص ٤٥٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 134. PDF pages: 127.

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