Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 454

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

English translation of the principle

The court's inability to determine which of the accused, by his act, caused the fracture of the victim's arm that caused the grievous harm. Its consequence: holding both accountable to the extent established with certainty against them, namely the offense of beating criminalized by Article 160 of the Penal Code.
Arabic original
عدم توصل المحكمة لمعرفة أي من المتهمين الذي أحدث بفعله كسر ذراع المجني عليه التي سببت الأذى البليغ. مقتضاه: مساءلتهما عن القدر المتيقن في حقهما وهي جريمة الضرب المؤثمة بالمادة ١٦٠ ق الجزاء.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥/١٩٧٧ جزائي جلسة ١٣/٣/١٩٧٨ مج ٧ سنوات ص ٤٠٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 119. PDF pages: 116.

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