Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 214

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

English translation of the principle

An attempt to commit an offence is established by commencing the execution of an act immediately preceding the execution of the material element of the offence and inevitably leading to it, such that what the offender undertook is the first step towards committing it, provided that the criminal intent in undertaking it is known and established. An example concerning what does not constitute a punishable attempt in the offence of abortion. - 54 - Penal
Arabic original
الشروع في الجريمة يتحقق بالبدء في تنفيذ فعل ما سابق مباشرة على تنفيذ الركن المادي للجريمة ومؤد إليه حتماً فيكون ما باشره الجاني هو الخطوة الأولى في سبيل ارتكابها ما دام قصد الجنائي من مباشرته معلوماً وثابتاً. مثال بشأن ما لا يعد شروعاً معاقباً عليه في جريمة الإجهاض. - ٥٤ - الجزاء
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤/١٩٩٠ جزائي جلسة ١٣/٢/١٩٩٠ القسم الثاني المجلد الرابع ص ٤٩٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 54. PDF pages: 51.

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