Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 903

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

English translation of the principle

Forgery of official instruments committed by the public official charged with writing them. A departure from the duty of public office and a violation of the provisions of the Penal Code. The basis and implication of this. The arising of - 248 - Criminal Law. a disciplinary fault requiring disciplinary accountability and a criminal act criminalized by law.
Arabic original
التزوير في المحررات الرسمية التي تقع من الموظف العام المكلف بكتابتها. خروج على واجب الوظيفة العامة ومخالفة لأحكام قانون الجزاء. أساس ذلك ومؤداه. نشوء - ٢٤٨ - الجزاء خطأ تأديبي يستوجب المساءلة التأديبية وفعل جزائي مؤثم قانوناً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤١/١٩٩٨ جزائي جلسة ٢٩/١٢/١٩٩٨ القسم الرابع المجلد السابع ص٣٩٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 248. PDF pages: 245–246.

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