Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1096

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

English translation of the principle

The person conducting the search must, as a rule, adhere to the purpose specified in the warrant. The limit thereof. The incidental discovery during the search of objects whose possession constitutes an offence or which relate to an offence. Their seizure is permissible. The basis thereof. - The incidental seizure of a weapon and ammunition at the accused's residence by the person authorised to search for narcotics establishes a state of flagrante delicto. The challenge alleging the invalidity of the search is unfounded.
Arabic original
التزام مُجري التفتيش بالغرض المحدد بالإذن هو الأصل. حد ذلك. ظهور أشياء تعتبر حيازتها جريمة أو متعلقة بجريمة عرضاً حال التفتيش. جواز ضبطها. أساس ذلك. - قيام المأذون له بالتفتيش بحثاً عن المخدر بضبط سلاح وذخيرة عرضاً بمسكن المتهم تتوافر به قيام حالة التلبس. النعي ببطلان التفتيش على غير أساس.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢٣/١٩٩٩ جزائي جلسة ١٤/٣/٢٠٠٠ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص ٢٠٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 304. PDF pages: 301.

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