Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 490

An attempt to commit an offense is established by commencing execution of an act immediately preceding. The execution of its material element and inevitably leading to it, so that what the offender undertook is the first step toward its commission, provided that the offender's intent in undertaking it is known and established. Example concerning what does not constitute a punishable attempt in the offense of abortion. - 130 - Penal Law 6- Kidnapping First: The material element (the act of kidnapping). Second: Criminal intent. Third: Attempt to commit the offense. Fourth: The meaning of complaint. Fifth: The victim's withdrawal and its assessment. Sixth: Kidnapping a minor. - 131 - Penal Law - 132 - Penal Law 6- Kidnapping First: The material element (the act of kidnapping):