Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 707

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

English translation of the principle

The aggravating circumstance prescribed in Article 222/1 of the Penal Code is present whenever the stolen thing was secured by any means of safeguarding it. Example. Concerning the theft of a car telephone.
Arabic original
توافر الظرف المشدد المنصوص عليه في المادة ٢٢٢/١ من قانون الجزاء متى كان الشيء المسروق محرّزاً بأي وسيلة من الوسائل حفظه. مثال. بشأن سرقة هاتف سيارة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠١/١٩٩٦ جزائي جلسة ١٣/١/١٩٩٧ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص١٩٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 199. PDF pages: 196.

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