Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1622

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

English translation of the principle

Deciding to refrain from punishment: the basis of its concept and when it is ordered. - Deciding to refrain from pronouncing punishment. Permissible for offences punishable by imprisonment as the most severe punishment. - The offence of intentional killing. Its exclusion from the offences for which refraining from pronouncing punishment may be decided. The basis for this.
Arabic original
التقرير بالامتناع عن العقاب: أساس فكرته ومتى يحكم به. - التقرير بالامتناع عن النطق بالعقاب. جائز بالنسبة للجرائم المعاقب عليها بالحبس بوصفة العقوبة الأشد. - جريمة القتل العمد. خروجها عن عداد الجرائم التي يجوز فيها التقرير بالامتناع عن النطق بالعقاب. أساس ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٧/١٩٨٨ جزائي جلسة ٢٣/٥/١٩٨٨ القسم الثاني المجلد الرابع ص ٥٦٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 423. PDF pages: 420.

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