Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1552

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

English translation of the principle

Exercise of leniency towards the accused, reduction of the penalty below one-third of its prescribed maximum, and omission to impose the prescribed fine. An error in the application of the law requiring partial cassation of the judgment and its correction in accordance with the law. Example.
Arabic original
استعمال الرأفة مع المتهم والنزول بالعقوبة عن ثلث الحد الأقصى المقرر لها وإغفال القضاء بعقوبة الغرامة المقررة. خطأ في تطبيق القانون يوجب تمييز الحكم جزئياً وتصحيحه وفقاً للقانون. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٥٠/١٩٩٨ جزائي جلسة ٢٨/٦/١٩٩٩ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص ٣١٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 408. PDF pages: 405.

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