Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1437

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

English translation of the principle

The confiscation penalty prescribed by Article 2 of Law 16/1961 concerning Weapons and Ammunition. Specific in nature. It must be imposed even if the offence of carrying a firearm and ammunition is connected with other offences carrying a more severe penalty. The judgment's omission thereof. An error in the application of the law. Example.
Arabic original
عقوبة المصادرة المنصوص عليها بالمادة ٢ ق١٦/١٩٦١ بشأن الأسلحة والذخائر. نوعية. وجوب القضاء بها ولو كانت جريمة حمل السلاح الناري والذخيرة مرتبطة بجرائم أخرى ذات عقوبة أشد. إغفال الحكم ذلك. خطأ في تطبيق القانون. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٠/١٩٧٥ جزائي جلسة ١٢/٥/١٩٧٥ مج ٧ سنوات ص ٤١٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 386. PDF pages: 383.

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