Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 217

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

English translation of the principle

The offense of indecent assault. Its nature. Its material element: the commission of an act contrary to decency directly upon the victim's body. - Attempted indecent assault. The criterion for its establishment. Example: the offender intercepting the female victim and pulling her by the hand with the intent of forcibly drawing her to his chest against her will. Her resistance to him. A cause independent of his will.
Arabic original
جريمة هتك العرض. ماهيتها. الركن المادي فيها: وقوع فعل مناف للآداب مباشرة على جسم المجني عليه. - الشروع في جريمة هتك العرض. مناط تحققه. مثال: اعتراض الجاني للمجني عليها وجذبها من يدها بقصد ضمها إلى صدره عنوة كرهاً عنها. مقاومتها له. سبب لا دخل لإرادته فيه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٢/٢٠٠١ جزائي جلسة ٢٥/٩/٢٠٠١ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص٢١٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 55. PDF pages: 52.

Ask the assistant about this principle

Guidance based on the principle and its source details, separate from the original collection text.

Related principles

Continue your case in the legal workspace

Open legal workspace