Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1623

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

English translation of the principle

Refraining from pronouncing punishment is not a judgment by the court imposing a penalty. It is a determination that the offender committed the offence attributed to him and that his guilt was established, and that it deemed it appropriate to stop the proceedings at this stage owing to the existence of mitigating considerations. - Refraining from pronouncing punishment “in general”:-
Arabic original
الامتناع عن النطق بالعقاب ليس قضاءً من المحكمة بعقوبة. هو تقرير بأن الجاني ارتكب الجريمة المسندة إليه وثبت إدانته بها وقدرت الوقوف بالإجراءات عند هذا الحد لتوافر اعتبارات التخفيف. - الامتناع عن النطق بالعقاب "بوجه عام":-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٨٩/٢٠٠١ جزائي جلسة ٢٨/١/٢٠٠٣ القسم الخامس المجلد الرابع عشر ص ١٢٤)

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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