Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 688

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

English translation of the principle

The existence of flagrante delicto in theft. Not necessary for the existence of evidence of its occurrence and attribution to its perpetrator. - The law does not require particular evidence or a particular method for proving the crime of theft.
Arabic original
توافر التلبس بالسرقة. غير لازم لتوافر الدليل على وقوعها ونسبتها إلى فاعلها. - عدم تطلب القانون دليلاً أو طريقاً محدداً لإثبات جريمة السرقة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٣/٢٠٠٤ جزائي جلسة ٣٠/١١/٢٠٠٤ 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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