Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1629

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

English translation of the principle

Abstention from pronouncing punishment. When permissible. - Validity of a judgment abstaining from pronouncing punishment. Its condition. That the court adhere to the considerations referred to in Article 81/1 of the Penal Code and that the reasons it states be reasonable. Waiver by the female victim’s father. Not among these considerations.
Arabic original
الامتناع عن النطق بالعقاب. متى يجوز. - صحة الحكم بالامتناع عن النطق بالعقاب. شرطه. أن تلتزم المحكمة الاعتبارات المشار إليها في المادة ٨١/١ جزاء وأن تكون الأسباب التي توردها سائغة. تنازل والد المجني عليها. ليس من بين هذه الاعتبارات.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٥/١٩٨٣ جزائي جلسة ٢٠/٦/١٩٨٣ القسم الأول المجلد الثالث ص ١٠٦)

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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