Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1643

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

English translation of the principle

Mitigating circumstances permitting the court to refrain from pronouncing punishment. They affect only principal penalties, not ancillary and supplementary penalties, including dismissal and a proportional fine. Example concerning appending the penalties of dismissal and a proportional fine while refraining from pronouncing punishment as regards the principal penalty.
Arabic original
الظروف المخففة التي تجيز للمحكمة الامتناع عن النطق بالعقاب. لا اثر لها إلا على العقوبات الأصلية دون العقوبات التبعية والتكميلية ومنها عقوبتي العزل والغرامة النسبية. مثال بشأن إتباع عقوبتي العزل والغرامة النسبية مع الامتناع عن النطق العقاب في العقوبة الأصلية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٠/٢٠٠٠ جزائي جلسة ٣١/١٠/٢٠٠٠ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص ٣٣٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 426. PDF pages: 423.

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