Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 116

Unconsciousness precluding responsibility. Its nature: that arising from intoxicating or narcotic substances consumed by the offender under compulsion or without his knowledge of them. Article 23 of the Penal Code. The implication: a person who consumes those substances voluntarily or with knowledge of them is, for offences committed by him while under their influence, if they require general criminal intent. - The offence of indecent assault. General criminal intent suffices for its realization. Its nature. The judgment establishing against the appellant facts indicating that he committed the act knowing that it violated the victim’s sexual modesty. Establishes criminal intent in the offence of indecent assault. The objection that the judgment erred in applying the law. Incorrect. - 34 - Penal Law