Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 579

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

English translation of the principle

The trial court's doubt as to the correctness of attributing the charge to the accused. Suffices for an acquittal. The condition therefor. An example of the absence of criminal intent in the offence of indecent assault.
Arabic original
تشكك محكمة الموضوع في صحة إسناد التهمة إلى المتهم. يكفي للقضاء بالبراءة. شرط ذلك. مثال لانتفاء القصد الجنائي في جريمة هتك العرض.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٢/١٩٧٨ جزائي جلسة ٢٩/٥/١٩٧٨ مج ٧ سنوات ص ٤٥٤) (والطعن ٧٧/١٩٧٨ جزائي جلسة ٦/١١/١٩٧٨ مج ٧ سنوات ص ٤٥٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 157. PDF pages: 154.

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