Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 748

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

English translation of the principle

The legal characterizations set out in Article 237/1 of the Penal Code. Equivalent alternatives in criminalization and punishment; the realization of any one of them suffices to establish the offence. An example of the offence of delivering a cheque without funds.
Arabic original
الأوصاف القانونية الواردة بالمادة ٢٣٧/١ من قانون الجزاء. قسائم متساوية في التجريم والعقاب يكفي تحقق إحداها لقيام الجريمة. مثال. لجريمة إعطاء شيك بدون رصيد.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢١١/١٩٩٦ جزائي جلسة ١٦/٦/١٩٩٧ 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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