Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 619

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

English translation of the principle

Contemporaneity between being surprised by adultery or sexual intercourse and committing the act is a condition for the existence of the legal excuse. Its absence. Its effect. The conditions of the excuse are not fulfilled. The basis for this. Article 153 of the Penal Code.
Arabic original
التعاصر بين المفاجأة بالزنا أو الوقاع وبين ارتكاب الفعل شرط لقيام العذر القانوني. انتفاء ذلك. أثره. عدم تحقق شروط العذر. أساس ذلك. المادة ١٥٣ من قانون الجزاء.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٩/١٩٩٦ جزائي جلسة ٢/١٢/١٩٩٦ القسم الثالث المجلد الرابع ص٥٢٨)

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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