Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1350

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

English translation of the principle

A juvenile who has completed fifteen years but has not attained eighteen. Ordering a precautionary measure against him instead of sentencing him to the punishment for the offence of which he was convicted is discretionary for the court. No fault attaches to it if it does not order such a measure, and it is not obliged to state the reasons that led it to do so.
Arabic original
الحدث الذي أكمل الخامسة عشرة ولم يتم الثامنة عشرة. الأمر باتخاذ أحد التدابير الاحترازية قبله بدلاً من الحكم عليه بعقوبة الجريمة التي دين بها جوازي للمحكمة. لا تثريب عليها إن لم تأمر باتخاذه دون أن تكون ملزمة ببيان الأسباب التي دعتها إلى ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٠/١٩٨٧ جزائي جلسة ٢٦/١٢/١٩٨٨ القسم الثاني المجلد الرابع ص ٨٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 368. PDF pages: 365.

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