Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 747

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

English translation of the principle

Where the power of attorney issued to the agent of the cheque's endorsee does not include authorization for the agent to waive rights or grant a discharge, it is not valid evidence of the accused's discharge from liability.
Arabic original
متى كان سند الوكالة الصادرة لوكيل المظهر له الشيك لا يتضمن تخويل الوكيل التنازل عن الحقوق أو الإبراء فإنه لا يصلح دليلاً على براءة ذمة المتهم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٨٤/١٩٩٥ جزائي جلسة ٣/٢/١٩٩٧ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص٢٢٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 212. PDF pages: 209.

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