Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 896

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

English translation of the principle

The official character of a document. Its prerequisite. Punishment for its forgery. Its condition: the alteration of the truth must concern what the document was intended to establish or a material particular relating to it.
Arabic original
رسمية الورقة. مناطها. العقاب على التزوير فيها. شرطه: أن يقع تغيير الحقيقة فيما أعدت الورقة لإثباته أو في بيان جوهري متعلق بها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٦٣/١٩٨٩ جزائي جلسة ٢٥/١٢/١٩٨٩ القسم الثاني المجلد الرابع ص٢١٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 247. PDF pages: 244.

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