Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 904

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

English translation of the principle

A forged official document. It need not have been issued by the official competent to draw it up. Fabricating it in the form and appearance of an official document and attributing it to an official competent to draw it up is sufficient to establish the offence of forgery. An example concerning an alteration to a photocopy of a civil identity card. - Punishable forgery. It need not be skilful or require special knowledge to detect. It is sufficient that some people are deceived by it.
Arabic original
المحرر الرسمي المزور. لا يشترط صدوره من الموظف المختص بتحريره. كفاية اصطناعه على شكل المحرر الرسمي ومظهره ونسبته إلى موظف مختص بتحريره لتحقق جريمة التزوير. مثال بشأن تغيير في صورة ضوئية لبطاقة مدنية. - التزوير المعاقب عليه. عدم اشتراط أن يكون متقناً ويستلزم لكشفه دراية خاصة. كفاية انخداع بعض الناس به.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٨١/٢٠٠٠ جزائي جلسة ١٢/٦/٢٠٠٠ القسم الرابع المجلد السابع ص٣٩٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 249. PDF pages: 246.

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