Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1392

The penalty for the offence criminalised by Article 191/1, 3 of the Penal Code, as amended by Law 62/1976, is imprisonment for a term not exceeding fifteen years. If the court considers the accused deserving of leniency. This entails that the minimum penalty is five years. The judgment’s contravention of this by imposing imprisonment for three years and four months, and the accused alone appealing this ruling without the Public Prosecution. Requires its affirmation so that the appellant is not prejudiced by his appeal.