Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 901

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

English translation of the principle

The offence of forgery of an official document provided for in Articles 257, 259/1 of the Penal Code. The criterion for its establishment. An example of fabricating a photographic copy of an official document contrary to the truth.
Arabic original
جريمة التزوير في محرر رسمي المنصوص عليها في المادتين ٢٥٧، ٢٥٩/١ من قانون الجزاء. مناط تحققها. مثال لاصطناع صورة فوتوغرافية لمحرر رسمي مخالفة للحقيقة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩٧/١٩٩٦ جزائي جلسة ٦/١٠/١٩٩٧ القسم الثالث المجلد الرابع ص٣٨٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 248. PDF pages: 245.

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