Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 248

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

English translation of the principle

The appellant and another accused intercepting the victim as he walked at night, and his striking him on his head, shoulder, and various parts of his body while the other accused held his hands from behind, immobilized him, and struck him with his knee in his buttocks, and their succeeding by these means in stealing from the victim. Each is regarded as a principal perpetrator in the offense of theft at night on a public road through the use of violence.
Arabic original
اعتراض الطاعن ومتهم آخر طريق المجني عليه لدى سيره ليلاً وقيامه بضربه على رأسه وكتفه وفى أنحاء متفرقة من جسمه بينما كان المتهم الآخر ممسكاً بيديه من الخلف وشل حركته وضربه بركبته في مؤخرته وتمكنهما بهذه الوسائل من سرقة المجني عليه. اعتبار كل منهما فاعلاً أصلياً في جريمة السرقة ليلاً في الطريق العام عن طريق استعمال العنف.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٤٠/٢٠٠٣ جزائي جلسة ٢٠/٤/٢٠٠٤ القسم الخامس المجلد الرابع عشر ص١٦٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 61. PDF pages: 58.

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