Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 203

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

English translation of the principle

Bank papers are private documents. How the offence of forgery thereof is established. Motive is immaterial. Actual occurrence of harm. Unnecessary for its establishment. The possibility of its occurrence at the time the truth is altered is sufficient. The judgment’s express and separate discussion of the presence of its elements and of the element of harm. Unnecessary for its validity.
Arabic original
أوراق البنوك من المحررات العرفية. كيفية تحقق جريمة التزوير فيها. لا عبرة فيها بالباعث. تحقق الضرر بالفعل. غير لازم لقيامها. كفاية احتمال حصوله وقت تغيير الحقيقة. تحدث الحكم صراحة واستقلالاً عند توافر أركانها وعن ركن الضرر. غير لازم لصحته.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥٢/١٩٩٤ جزائي جلسة ١٦/١/١٩٩٥ القسم الثالث المجلد الرابع ص١٥٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 52. PDF pages: 49.

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