Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 546

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

English translation of the principle

A waiver concerning the offence of adultery, although encompassing the offence of sexual intercourse provided for in Article 194 of the Penal Code, does not encompass the offence of sexual intercourse provided for in Article 188/1 of the Penal Code. The rationale thereof.
Arabic original
التنازل عن جريمة الزنا وإن كان يشمل جريمة المواقعة المنصوص عليها في المادة ١٩٤ جزاء إلا أنه لا يشمل جريمة المواقعة المنصوص عليها في المادة ١٨٨/١ جزاء. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣١/١٩٨٤ جزائي جلسة ٢٩/١٠/١٩٨٤ القسم الأول المجلد الثالث ص ٤١٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 148. PDF pages: 145.

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