Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1242

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

English translation of the principle

The appellant's voluntary relinquishment of the narcotic he sold to the confidential informant establishes a state of flagrante delicto in respect of the felony of physically possessing it and permits the officer involved in the incident who witnessed it to arrest him and search him and his vehicle. The objection that the arrest and search were invalid because they occurred before authorisation for them. Ineffectual. - 336 - Criminal Law
Arabic original
تخلي الطاعن بإرادته عن المخدر الذي باعه للمصدر السري تقوم به حالة التلبس بجناية إحرازه ويبيح لضابط الواقعة الذي شاهدها القبض عليه وتفتيشه وتفتيش سيارته. النعي ببطلان القبض والتفتيش لحصولهما قبل الإذن بهما. غير منتج. - ٣٣٦ - الجزاء
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥٩/٢٠٠٢ جزائي جلسة ١٨/٣/٢٠٠٣ القسم الخامس المجلد الرابع عشر ص ٦٦٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 336. PDF pages: 333.

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