Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1405

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

English translation of the principle

Mitigating circumstances affect only principal penalties, not accessory or supplementary penalties. Its import: refraining from pronouncing punishment applies only to the principal penalty. Example of an error in extending such refraining to the penalties of dismissal from office and a proportional fine.
Arabic original
الظروف المخففة لا أثر لها إلا على العقوبات الأصلية دون التبعية أو التكميلية. مؤدى ذلك: الامتناع عن النطق بالعقاب لا يرد إلا على العقوبة الأصلية. مثال لخطأ بشمول الامتناع لعقوبتي العزل والغرامة النسبية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥٩/١٩٨٦ جزائي جلسة ٢٢/١٢/١٩٨٦ القسم الثاني المجلد الرابع ص ٥٦٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 380. PDF pages: 377.

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