Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 906

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

English translation of the principle

An individual declaration that is not punishable. Its nature. The appellant’s dictation to the competent traffic official, contrary to the truth, that he owned the vehicle, his signing of its licensing application under the assumed name, and the official’s approval of the application. Establishes the offence of forgery of an official instrument and is not considered an alteration of the particulars of individual declarations.
Arabic original
الإقرار الفردي الذي لا عقاب عليه. ماهيته. إملاء الطاعن لموظف المرور المختص خلافاً للحقيقة أنه مالك للمركبة وتوقيعه على طلب ترخيصها بالاسم المنتحل واعتماد الموظف للطلب. يتوافر به جريمة التزوير في محرر رسمي ولا يعد تغييراً في بيانات الإقرارات الفردية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٠٦/٢٠٠٠ جزائي جلسة ٦/٢/٢٠٠١ القسم الرابع المجلد السابع ص٣٩٣)

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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