Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 873

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

English translation of the principle

Attributing a newborn child to a woman other than its true mother in the birth certificate. Constitutes forgery of an official document. Its perpetrator must be punished. The reason therefor.
Arabic original
نسبة مولود إلى امرأة ليست بأمه الحقيقية في شهادة الميلاد. يعد تزويراً في محرر رسمي. وجوب عقاب مرتكبه. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤/١٩٧٣ جزائي جلسة ٦/٥/١٩٧٤ مج ٧ سنوات ص ٣٣٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 243. PDF pages: 240.

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