Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1258

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

English translation of the principle

Convicting the appellant of the offence of possessing narcotic substances with intent to traffic and imposing its penalty upon him. Prohibition on ordering that punishment not be pronounced therein. The basis thereof. Article 46 of Law 74 of 1973 concerning the Control of Narcotics and the Regulation of Their Use and Trafficking, which prohibits refraining from pronouncing punishment therein. - The gradation of the penalties for their offences according to the purpose of their possession and physical possession:-
Arabic original
إدانة الطاعن بجريمة حيازة مواد مخدرة بقصد الاتجار وتوقيع عقوبتها عليه. حظر القضاء بالامتناع عن النطق بالعقاب فيها. أساس ذلك. المادة ٤٦ من قانون ٧٤ لسنة ١٩٧٣ في شأن مكافحة المخدرات وتنظيم استعمالها والاتجار فيها التي تحظر الامتناع عن النطق بالعقاب فيها. - التدرج في عقوبة جرائمها وفقاً للقصد من حيازتها وإحرازها:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٩٤/٢٠١٠ جزائي جلسة ٢٢/٨/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٩ ج ٣ ص ٤١٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 341. PDF pages: 338.

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