Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1544

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

English translation of the principle

The judgment's reduction below one third of the maximum prescribed for the offence of theft by means of intoxication, criminalized under Article 221/1 of the Penal Code. An error in the application of the law. Requiring its partial cassation and correction.
Arabic original
نزول الحكم عن ثلث الحد الأقصى المقرر لجريمة السرقة بطريق السكر المؤثمة بالمادة ٢٢١/١ ق الجزاء. خطأ في تطبيق القانون. يوجب تمييزه جزئياً وتصحيحه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨٢/١٩٧٧ جزائي جلسة ١٨/١٢/١٩٧٨ مج ٧ سنوات ص ٤١٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 407. PDF pages: 404.

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