Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 783

Recovering the value of the cheque or acting to delay its payment to the payee. Impermissible. - Exercising a right established by law. Considered a ground of justification if done in good faith. - Loss of the cheque or bankruptcy of its holder. Its effect: the drawer's right to object to its payment without the need for proceedings. Article 535/2 of the Commercial Code. - Analogy in grounds of justification is legally permissible. The effect thereof. Treating obtaining a cheque through theft, threats, fraud or breach of trust as loss, in respect of permitting the drawer's right to object to payment of its value.