Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 85

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

English translation of the principle

A document whose appearance gives rise to the belief that it is a cheque becomes a subject of criminal liability even if it lacks the word cheque, whenever it has the appearance of a cheque and has been delivered on that basis. The basis thereof.
Arabic original
الورقة التي يبعث ظاهرها على الاعتقاد بأنها شيك تصبح محلاً للمساءلة الجنائية ولو خلت من لفظ الشيك متى كان لها مظهر الشيك وتم تسليمها على هذا الأساس. أساس ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٧/١٩٨٨ جزائي جلسة ٤/٧/١٩٨٨ القسم الثاني المجلد الرابع ص٦٦٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 28. PDF pages: 25.

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