Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1427

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

English translation of the principle

Mitigating circumstances resulting in abstention from punishment. Their effect is confined to principal penalties, not accessory penalties. The penalty of dismissal from office provided for in Article 50 of Law 31/1970. Not temporary.
Arabic original
الظروف المخففة المرتبة للامتناع عن العقاب. أثرها قاصر على العقوبات الأصلية دون التبعية. عقوبة العزل المنصوص عليها في المادة ٥٠ من القانون ٣١/١٩٧٠. غير مؤقتة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٥٣/١٩٨٦ جزائي جلسة ١٢/١/١٩٨٧ القسم الثاني المجلد الرابع ص ٥٦٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 384. PDF pages: 381.

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