Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1680

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

English translation of the principle

The judgment's reduction, after exercising leniency, below the minimum punishment for the offence of trafficking in narcotics, to a punishment falling within the limits prescribed for the offence of carrying a narcotic with intent to use. The justified punishment is thereby achieved.
Arabic original
نزول الحكم بعد استعمال الرأفة عن الحد الأدنى لعقوبة جريمة الاتجار بالمخدر مما يدخل في حدود العقوبة المقررة لجريمة إحراز المخدر بقصد التعاطي. تتحقق به العقوبة المبررة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٨٢/١٩٩٤ جزائي جلسة ١/٥/١٩٩٥ القسم الثالث المجلد الرابع ص ٦٠٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 433. PDF pages: 430.

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