Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 687

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

English translation of the principle

The absence from the scene of the incident of the thief's fingerprints or traces indicating how he entered it. Does not in itself negate his commission of the offence of theft, so long as the court has established his commission thereof through sound evidence.
Arabic original
خلو مكان الحادث من بصمات للسارق أو آثار تفيد كيفية دخوله إليه. لا ينفي بذاته قيامه بارتكاب جريمة السرقة مادامت المحكمة قد أثبتت ارتكابه لها بأدلة سائغة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٦٩/٢٠٠٢ جزائي جلسة ٦/٥/٢٠٠٣ القسم الخامس المجلد الثالث عشر ص٦٨٤) (والطعن ١٢٦/٢٠٠٤ جزائي جلسة ١٤/٦/٢٠٠٥ القسم الخامس المجلد الثالث عشر ص٦٨٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 196. PDF pages: 193.

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