Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 875

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

English translation of the principle

Assuming a false name in a birth certificate. Intellectual forgery punishable by law. - Dictation mentioned in Article 257 of the Penal Code. Its meaning. - Example of a judgment vitiated by an error of law in an offence of forgery of an official document by dictation.
Arabic original
التسمي باسم منتحل في شهادة الميلاد. تزوير معنوي معاقب عليه قانوناً. - الإملاء الوارد بنص المادة ٢٥٧ ق الجزاء. المقصود به. - مثال لحكم معيب بالخطأ في القانون في جريمة تزوير في محرر رسمي بالإملاء.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦/١٩٧٤ جزائي جلسة ١٠/٤/١٩٧٥ مج ٧ سنوات ص ٣٣١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 244. PDF pages: 241.

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