Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1482
State of Kuwait · Penal Law · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
Circumstances justifying abstention from pronouncing punishment. Some relate to the offence and others to the perpetrator personally. The personal and health circumstances stated in Article 81 of the Penal Code. They are not stated exhaustively and need not be contemporaneous with the offence. It suffices to establish - 395 - Criminal their existence at the time of judgment.
Arabic original
الظروف المبررة للامتناع عن النطق بالعقاب. منها ما هو متعلق بالجريمة ومنها ما هو متعلق بشخص الجاني. الظروف الشخصية والصحية الواردة بالمادة ٨١ جزاء. لم ترد على سبيل الحصر ولا يشترط فيها أن تكون معاصرة للجريمة. كفاية أن يثبت - ٣٩٥ - الجزاء توافرها وقت الحكم.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ٨/١٩٨٦ جزائي جلسة ٢٨/٤/١٩٨٦ القسم الثاني المجلد الرابع ص ٥٣٤)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 395. PDF pages: 392–393.
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