Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1463

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

English translation of the principle

Imposing imprisonment or taking the therapeutic measure of committing the accused to a treatment facility where his addiction to the narcotic is established. Discretionary for the trial court.
Arabic original
توقيع عقوبة الحبس أو اتخاذ التدبير العلاجي للمتهم بالإيداع إحدى المصحات في حالة ثبوت إدمانه للمخدر. اختياري لمحكمة الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٣١/١٩٩٦ جزائي جلسة ١٦/٦/١٩٩٧ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص ٣٢٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 391. PDF pages: 388.

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