Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 694

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

English translation of the principle

Criminal intent in the offense criminalized under Article 228 of the Penal Code. Its establishment: by the perpetrator proceeding to commit it knowing that he is forcibly taking property to which he has no legal right, by means of threats intended to disable the victim's will to enable him to do so.
Arabic original
القصد الجنائي في الجريمة المؤثمة بالمادة ٢٢٨ ق الجزاء. تحققها: بأقدام الجاني على ارتكابها عالماً بأنه يغتصب مالاً لا حق له فيه قانوناً بطريق التهديد بهدف تعطيل إرادة المجني عليه لتمكينه من ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٣/١٩٧٨ جزائي جلسة ١٣/٣/١٩٧٨ مج ٧ سنوات ص ٣٩٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 197. PDF pages: 194.

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