Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1457

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

English translation of the principle

Omission by the first-instance judgment, upheld on its grounds by the challenged judgment, to deport the foreign appellant sentenced to a felony penalty, and the Public Prosecution’s failure to appeal. Effect thereof. The Court of Cassation has no power to correct it by deporting the appellant, so that he is not prejudiced by his appeal.
Arabic original
إغفال الحكم الابتدائي المؤيد لأسبابه بالحكم المطعون فيه إبعاد الطاعن الأجنبي المحكوم عليه بعقوبة جناية وعدم استئناف النيابة العامة. أثره. لا تملك محكمة التمييز تصحيحه بإبعاد الطاعن حتى لا يضار بطعنه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٢/٢٠٠٠ جزائي جلسة ٢٠/٢/٢٠٠١ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص ٣٢٢) (والطعن ٢٦١/٢٠٠١ جزائي جلسة ٢٨/٥/٢٠٠٢ القسم الخامس المجلد الرابع عشر ص ١٢٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 390. PDF pages: 387.

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