Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 801

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

English translation of the principle

Circumstances warranting the exercise of leniency. Their effect on the penalty of fixed-term imprisonment. It may not be less than one third of the maximum prescribed for the offence, and where the judgment applies mitigating circumstances in the offence of issuing a cheque. The minimum must be observed, namely one third of the term of imprisonment prescribed for the offence.
Arabic original
الظروف الموجبة لاستعمال الرأفة. أثرها على عقوبة الحبس المؤقت. عدم جواز أن تقل عن ثلث الحد الأقصى المقرر للجريمة وإعمال الحكم للظروف المخففة في جريمة إصدار الشيك. وجوب التزام الحد الأدنى وهو ثلث مدة الحبس المقررة للجريمة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٢/١٩٨٦ جزائي جلسة ٨/١٢/١٩٨٦ القسم الثاني المجلد الرابع ص٥١٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 225. PDF pages: 222.

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