Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 752

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

English translation of the principle

The material element of the cheque offence consists in the act of delivery. Theft of the cheque, its misappropriation, obtaining it by fraud, its loss or its forgery. Negates this element. The motive for the cheque is not an element thereof. Example.
Arabic original
الركن المادي لجريمة الشيك يقوم بفعل الإعطاء. سرقة الشيك أو تبديده أو الاستحصال عليه بطريق النصب أو فقده أو تزويره. ينتفي به هذا الركن. الباعث على الشيك ليس ركناً فيه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٧/١٩٩٩ جزائي جلسة ١/٢/٢٠٠٠ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص٢٢٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 213. PDF pages: 210.

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