Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 806

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

English translation of the principle

Error in applying the law. Abstention from pronouncing punishment for the offence of issuing a cheque without funds. Its condition. Article 237 of the Penal Code. Ordering abstention from pronouncing punishment for the offence of issuing - 225 - Penal cheques without funds, on account of payment of their value, based on a notarized declaration by the beneficiary whose wording does not indicate that such payment was made. An error in applying the law.
Arabic original
الخطأ في تطبيق القانون. الامتناع عن النطق بالعقاب في جريمة إصدار شيك بدون رصيد. شرطه. م ٢٣٧ جزاء. القضاء بالامتناع عن النطق بالعقاب في جريمة إصدار - ٢٢٥ - الجزاء شيكات بدون رصيد للوفاء بقيمتها استناداً إلى إقرار موثق من المستفيد لا تفيد عباراته القيام بهذا الوفاء. خطأ في تطبيق القانون.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣١/١٩٨٤ جزائي جلسة ٣٠/١٢/١٩٨٥ القسم الأول المجلد الثالث ص٣٠٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 225. PDF pages: 222–223.

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