Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 776
State of Kuwait · Criminal Procedure · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
The scene of the incident being devoid of the thief's fingerprints or traces indicating how he entered it. Does not, in itself, warrant his committing the crime of theft, so long as the court has established his commission thereof through sound evidence.
Arabic original
خلو مكان الحادث من بصمات للسارق أو آثار تفيد كيفية دخوله إليه. لا ينبغي بذاته قيامة بارتكاب جريمة السرقة مادامت المحكمة قد أثبتت ارتكابه لها بأدلة سائغة.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ٢٦٩/٢٠٠٢ جزائي جلسة ٦/٥/٢٠٠٣ القسم الخامس – المجلد الثالث عشر ص ٤١٧)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 282. PDF pages: 275.
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