Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1234

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

English translation of the principle

A state of flagrante delicto. What suffices for its establishment. Custody of narcotics: flagrante delicto therein does not require that the witness - 334 - Criminal Law has ascertained the nature of the narcotic substance. - The accused’s apprehension and fear of police officers cannot erase the legal effect of the existence of a state of flagrante delicto in custody of the narcotic substance after disposing of it.
Arabic original
حالة التلبس. ما يكفي لقيامها. إحراز المخدر لا يشترط في التلبس به أن يكون الشاهد - ٣٣٤ - الجزاء قد تبين ماهية المادة المخدرة. - تخوف المتهم وخشيته من رجال الشرطة ليس من شأنه محو الأثر القانوني لقيام حالة التلبس بإحراز المادة المخدرة بعد التخلص منها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨١/١٩٩٧ جزائي جلسة ٩/٣/١٩٩٨ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص ٥٥٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 334. PDF pages: 331–332.

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