Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1231

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

English translation of the principle

The failure to seize any narcotic or psychotropic substances with the accused does not in itself constitute an impediment to convicting him of the offence of using those substances, provided that the judgment established it against him by reasonable and sufficient evidence.
Arabic original
عدم ضبط أية مواد مخدرة أو مؤثرة عقلياً مع المتهم لا يشكل بذاته مانعاً من إدانته عن جريمة تعاطي تلك المواد. ما دام أن الحكم أثبتها في حقه بأدلة سائغة وكافية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٨٩/٢٠٠٢ جزائي جلسة ٢٠/٤/٢٠٠٤ القسم الخامس المجلد الرابع عشر ص ٦٦٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 334. PDF pages: 331.

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