Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1048

State of Kuwait · Penal Law · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Offences in which the accused may be pardoned or a settlement reached with him. Their nature. Article 240 of the Criminal Procedure Code. - The offence of unlawful appropriation of State property. It is not among the offences provided for in the preceding Article. The judgment's failure to refer to the pardon or give effect to it. A challenge to it in this regard has no basis.
Arabic original
الجرائم التي يجوز فيها العفو عن المتهم أو التصالح معه. ماهيتها. م ٢٤٠ ق الإجراءات الجزائية. - جريمة الاستيلاء بغير حق على مال للدولة. عدم دخولها ضمن الجرائم المنصوص عليها في المادة السابقة. عدم إشارة الحكم إلى العفو أو إعمال أثره. النعي عليه في هذا الصدد لا محل له.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٠/١٩٩٧ جزائي جلسة ٩/٣/١٩٩٨ القسم الرابع المجلد السابع ص ٢٤٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 287. PDF pages: 284.

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