Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 598

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

English translation of the principle

Acts committed by the accused upon the victim's body which are not in themselves contrary to decency may be regarded as an attempted indecent assault. Example.
Arabic original
الأفعال التي يرتكبها المتهم على جسم المجني عليه والتي لا تعد في ذاتها منافية للآداب جائز اعتبارها شروعاً في جريمة هتك العرض. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥١/١٩٧٥ جزائي جلسة ١٩/١/١٩٧٦ مج ٧ سنوات ص ٤٥٣) (والطعن ١٣٢/١٩٩٠ جزائي جلسة ١٨/٦/١٩٩٠ القسم الثاني المجلد الرابع ص٧٠٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 162. PDF pages: 159.

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