Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1342

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

English translation of the principle

A juvenile who has completed his fourteenth year but has not completed his eighteenth. The validity of punishing him with imprisonment for four years for the offence of beating resulting in death. The penalty does not exceed half the maximum.
Arabic original
الحدث الذي أتم الرابعة عشرة ولم يتم الثامنة عشرة. صحة عقابه بالحبس لمدة أربع سنوات في جريمة ضرب أفضى إلى موت. عدم مجاوزة العقوبة نصف الحد الأقصى.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٤/١٩٧٩ جزائي جلسة ٢٦/١١/١٩٧٩ القسم الأول المجلد الثالث ص ٣٤٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 366. PDF pages: 363.

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