Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1758

The court’s acquittal on the ground that the act attributed to the accused does not constitute an offense. Requires a ruling of lack of jurisdiction in the ancillary civil action. The appellate court’s reversal of the appealed judgment dismissing the ancillary civil action and its ruling of lack of jurisdiction. A correct application of the law. - An acquittal in the criminal action that affects the foundations of the ancillary civil action in a manner that would bind the civil judge and that, contrary to its outward appearance, terminates the litigation and prevents the action from proceeding. Is amenable to challenge by cassation.