Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 778

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

English translation of the principle

The court may decide to refrain from pronouncing punishment. The prerequisite for this. - The perpetrator may be exempted from punishment upon payment of the cheque's value before the final judgment is rendered. The basis for this. Article 1 of Law 3 of 1994 amending the provisions of the Penal Code. - Payment of the cheque's value. Its nature. Receipt of its value. Mere waiver and release do not constitute payment. The judgment's contravention of this vitiates it. Example.
Arabic original
للمحكمة أن تقرر الامتناع عن النطق بالعقاب. مناط ذلك. - جواز إعفاء الجاني من العقوبة عند الوفاء بقيمة الشيك قبل صدور الحكم النهائي. أساس ذلك. م١ ق٣ لسنة ١٩٩٤ بتعديل أحكام قانون الجزاء. - الوفاء بقيمة الشيك. ماهيته. قبض قيمته. مجرد التنازل والإبراء لا يعد وفاءً. مخالفة الحكم ذلك يعيبه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٥/١٩٩٧ جزائي جلسة ٥/١/١٩٩٩ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص٢٢٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 219. PDF pages: 216.

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