Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 197

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

English translation of the principle

The offense of forgery of an official document. When it is established. Its motive is not an element thereof. Its proof. The legislature has prescribed no particular method for it. Reliance on the absence of an interest in the forgery. Of no avail, as it concerns motive.
Arabic original
جريمة التزوير في محرر رسمي. متى تتحقق. الباعث عليها ليس ركناً فيها. إثباتها. لم يجعل له المشرع طريقاً خاصاً. التمسك بانعدام المصلحة في التزوير. لا جدوى منه لتعلقه بالباعث.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢١٩/١٩٨٦ جزائي جلسة ٢٦/١/١٩٨٧ القسم الثاني المجلد الرابع ص١٧٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 51. PDF pages: 48.

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