Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1626

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

English translation of the principle

Refraining from pronouncing punishment. Permissible in every crime for which imprisonment is among the prescribed penalties, and only crimes for which a fine alone is prescribed as punishment fall outside its scope of application. Reason therefor.
Arabic original
الامتناع عن النطق بالعقاب. جائز في كل جريمة تكون عقوبة الحبس من بين العقوبات المقررة لها ولا يخرج عن مجال تطبيقه إلا الجرائم المقررة لها الغرامة وحدها كعقوبة. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٥٠/١٩٨٠ جزائي جلسة ٢٥/٥/١٩٨١ القسم الأول المجلد الثالث ص ١٠٢) (والطعن ٩٣/١٩٩٣ جزائي جلسة ١٣/٦/١٩٩٤ القسم الثالث المجلد الرابع ص ٦٠١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 424. PDF pages: 421.

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