Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1442

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

English translation of the principle

The first-instance judgment's use of the term confiscation as a supplementary penalty without qualification. Its import. Confiscation of everything seized, including the items referred to in its reasons contrary to fact. The appellate judgment's statement in its reasons that they were not seized, without amending the operative part of the judgment because that was impossible. Its import. Retention of the penalty of confiscation in respect of the seized items used in the crime. Example.
Arabic original
إطلاق الحكم الابتدائي لفظ المصادرة كعقوبة تكميلية بغير تخصيص. مفاده. مصادرة كل ما تم ضبطه ومن بينها الأشياء التي أشار إليها في مدوناته بالمخالفة للواقع. إشارة الحكم الاستئنافي في مدوناته إلى عدم ضبطها دون تعديل منطوق الحكم لتعذر ذلك. مفاده. الإبقاء على عقوبة المصادرة بالنسبة لما تم ضبطه من أشياء استعملت في الجريمة. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٩٥/١٩٩٥ جزائي جلسة ٢٤/٦/١٩٩٦ القسم الثالث المجلد الرابع ص ٧٥٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 387. PDF pages: 384.

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