Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 616

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

English translation of the principle

The appellate court's basing its acquittal in the offence of adultery on the absence of a confession by each accused against himself to committing it, in a manner satisfying the court and leaving it without doubt. Dispute thereon is factual and falls outside the review of the Court of Cassation.
Arabic original
إقامة المحكمة الاستئنافية قضاءها بالبراءة في جريمة الزنا على عدم توافر اعتراف كل من المتهمين في حق نفسه بارتكابها وبما تطمئن إليه المحكمة ولا يداخلها فيه ريبة. الجدل في ذلك موضوعي ينأى عن رقابة محكمة التمييز.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤/١٩٨٥ جزائي جلسة ٢٤/٦/١٩٨٥ القسم الأول المجلد الثالث ص٢٩٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 170. PDF pages: 167.

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