Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1651

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

English translation of the principle

Deciding to abstain from pronouncing punishment for offences requiring imprisonment as the most severe penalty. Discretionary for the court. The offence of kidnapping by deception with intent to extort. Its penalty is death. It falls outside those offences. The judgment’s contravention of this. Error in applying the law.
Arabic original
التقرير بالامتناع عن النطق بالعقاب بالنسبة للجرائم التي تستوجب الحكم بالحبس بوصفه العقوبة الأشد. جوازي للمحكمة. جريمة الخطف بالحيلة بقصد الابتزاز. عقوبتها الإعدام. خروجها من عداد تلك الجرائم. مخالفة الحكم ذلك. خطأ في تطبيق القانون.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٣٦/٢٠٠٥ جزائي جلسة ١١/٤/٢٠٠٦ القسم الخامس المجلد الرابع عشر ص ١٥٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 428. PDF pages: 425.

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