Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 572

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

English translation of the principle

The elements of the offense of indecent assault. What suffices for their establishment. - Raising the absence of traces of penetration in the medical report or the incident officer's failure to specify this. The criterion for its futility.
Arabic original
أركان جريمة هتك العرض. ما يكفي لتوافرها. - إثارة خلو التقرير الطبي من آثار إيلاج أو عدم بيان ذلك بمعرفة ضابط الواقعة. مناط عدم جدواه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧٣/١٩٩٥ جزائي جلسة ١٥/١/١٩٩٦ القسم الثالث المجلد الرابع ص٧٩٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 156. PDF pages: 153.

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