Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1248

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

English translation of the principle

Imposing imprisonment or taking the therapeutic measure of placing the accused in a treatment facility in the event - 338 - Penal Law his addiction to narcotics is established is discretionary for the trial court.
Arabic original
توقيع عقوبة الحبس أو اتخاذ التدبير العلاجي للمتهم بالإيداع إحدى المصحات في حالة - ٣٣٨ - الجزاء ثبوت إدمانه بالمخدر اختياري لمحكمة الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٣١/١٩٩٦ جزائي جلسة ١٦/٦/١٩٩٧ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص ٥٥٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 338. PDF pages: 335–336.

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