Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 170

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

English translation of the principle

The appellant's complaint against the challenged judgment for not exempting him from punishment—reporting the perpetrators—based on Article 21 of Law 1 of 1993. Inadmissible. The reason: it is discretionary for the court. The imposition of punishment reveals its lack of conviction that the request should be granted, without stating reasons. Argument in that regard. Inadmissible. - 44 - Penal Law
Arabic original
نعي الطاعن على الحكم المطعون فيه بعدم إعفائه من العقاب –الإبلاغ عن الجناة- استناداً لنص المادة ٢١ قانون ١ لسنة ١٩٩٣. غير مقبول. علة ذلك: أنه جوازي للمحكمة. القضاء بالعقوبة يفصح عن عدم اقتناعها بإجابته دون بيان الأسباب. المجادلة في ذلك. غير مقبولة. - ٤٤ - الجزاء
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٨٧/٢٠٠٥ جزائي جلسة ٢٦/١٢/٢٠٠٦ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٤ ج ٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 44. PDF pages: 41.

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