Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 843

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

English translation of the principle

The perpetrator's exhaustion of all criminal activity he could undertake to complete the offense, but for the intervention of a cause beyond his control between him and its completion. An example of attempted forgery by assuming a false name in a list of the names of persons arriving in the country.
Arabic original
استنفاذ الجاني ما يمكن أن يصدر منه من نشاط إجرامي لإتمام الجريمة لولا حيلولة سبب لا دخل لإرادته فيه بينه وبين إتمامها. مثال لشروع في تزوير بالتسمي باسم منتحل في كشف أسماء القادمين إلى البلاد.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٢/١٩٨١ جزائي جلسة ١٣/٧/١٩٨١ القسم الأول المجلد الثالث ص١٤٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 238. PDF pages: 235.

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