Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 740
State of Kuwait · Penal Law · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
A cheque. Its function. An instrument of payment, not credit. Its bearing a date of creation and another of maturity does not convert it into an instrument of credit. The reason for this. A cheque’s bearing two dates does not remove it from its function.
Arabic original
الشيك. وظيفته. أداة وفاء لا ائتمان. حمله تاريخاً للإنشاء وآخر للاستحقاق لا يحوله إلى ورقة ائتمان. علة ذلك. حمل الشيك تاريخين لا يخرجه عن وظيفته.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ٢٠٠/١٩٧٩ جزائي جلسة ٣١/١٢/١٩٧٩ القسم الأول المجلد الثالث ص٣٠٥)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 211. PDF pages: 208.
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