Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 186

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

English translation of the principle

Offenses for which the law requires specific criminal intent. Reliance on legal considerations and presumptions is insufficient to establish it. The court must ascertain its existence from the case papers.
Arabic original
الجرائم التي يتطلب القانون فيها قصداً جنائياً خاصاً. عدم كفاية الأخذ باعتبارات وافتراضات قانونية لثبوته. وجوب تحقق المحكمة من توافره من أوراق الدعوى.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٠٦/٢٠٠٥ جزائي جلسة ١٨/٤/٢٠٠٦ القسم الخامس المجلد الرابع عشر ص٢٧٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 49. PDF pages: 46.

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