Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 976

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

English translation of the principle

Judgments in absentia. The Public Prosecution and all other parties may appeal them. - The Prosecution’s appeal against a judgment in absentia. It encompasses the judgment rendered on the opposition thereto, whether upholding it or deeming the opposition as never having been filed. Modification of the judgment in absentia. Its purport and effect.
Arabic original
الأحكام الغيابية. للنيابة العامة وسائر الخصوم. استئنافها. - استئناف النيابة للحكم الغيابي. شموله للحكم الصادر في المعارضة فيه سواء بتأييده أو بأعتبار المعارضة كأن لم تكن. تعديل الحكم الغيابي. مؤداه وأثره.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٠/٢٠٠١ جزائي جلسة ٢/١٠/٢٠٠١ القسم الرابع المجلد السابع ص١٦١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 330. PDF pages: 323.

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