Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 789

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

English translation of the principle

A cheque is an instrument of payment. It is payable upon sight, and its bearing two dates does not detract from its character as a cheque or make it a credit payment. - 221 - Criminal - The absence of the written word cheque from the body of the instrument:-
Arabic original
الشيك أداة وفاء. يستحق الأداء بمجرد الاطلاع عليه وحمله تاريخين. لا ينال من كونه شيكاً ولا يجعله أداء ائتمان. - ٢٢١ - الجزاء - خلو الورقة من كتابة لفظ شيك على متن الصك:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧٨/١٩٨٥ جزائي جلسة ١٨/١١/١٩٨٥ القسم الأول المجلد الثالث ص٣٠٩) (والطعن ١٤٦/١٩٨٩ جزائي جلسة ١٨/٢/١٩٨٩ القسم الثاني المجلد الرابع ص٥١٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 221. PDF pages: 218.

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