Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 601

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

English translation of the principle

The offense of indecent assault. Its material element. What establishes it. - An attempt to commit an offense is the commencement of execution of an act immediately preceding the execution of its material element and leading to it immediately and directly. An example concerning an offense of indecent assault.
Arabic original
جريمة هتك العرض. ركنها المادي. ما يحققه. - الشروع في الجريمة هو البدء في تنفيذ فعل سابق مباشرة على تنفيذ ركنها المادي ويؤدي إليه حالاً ومباشرة. مثال بشأن جريمة هتك عرض.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٤٥/١٩٩٤ جزائي جلسة ٢٩/٥/١٩٩٥ القسم الثالث المجلد الرابع ص٧٩١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 163. PDF pages: 160.

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