Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 60

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

English translation of the principle

The law more favourable to the accused. The conditions for its application and the legal ground relating to it. - Issuance of a decision by the Minister of Health removing poppy seeds from the schedule accompanying the Narcotics Control Law. Its effect. Rendering possession of unroasted poppy seeds non-criminal and negating the charge.
Arabic original
القانون الأصلح للمتهم. شروط تطبيقه والسبب القانوني المتعلق به. - صدور قرار من وزير الصحة بإخراج بذور الخشخاش من الجدول المرافق لقانون مكافحة المخدرات. أثره. جعل حيازة بذور الخشخاش غير المحموسة غير مؤثم وانتفاء التهمة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢٥/١٩٨٧ جزائي جلسة ١١/١/١٩٨٨ القسم الثاني المجلد الرابع ص٥٩٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 22. PDF pages: 19.

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