Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 918

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

English translation of the principle

Charging the appellant with forging documents for opening an account at a bank by dictation. The judgment's reliance on the expert's report concluding that the forgery was effected by the appellant's entering the particulars in these documents in his own handwriting. Does not constitute a change in the description of the charge. Rather, it clarifies the manner in which the offence was committed. It does not require alerting the defence to it at the hearing to plead on that basis.
Arabic original
اتهام الطاعن بأنه زور أوراق فتح حساب لدى أحد البنوك بطريق الإملاء. أخذ الحكم بتقرير الخبير الذي انتهى على أن التزوير تم عن طريق تحرير الطاعن بخط يده بيانات هذه الأوراق. لا يعد تغييراً لوصف التهمة. بل هو إيضاح لكيفية ارتكاب الجريمة. لا يستلزم تنبيه الدفاع إليه بالجلسة ليترافع على أساسه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٩/١٩٨٥ جزائي جلسة ١١/١١/١٩٨٥ القسم الأول المجلد الثالث ص١٤٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 252. PDF pages: 249.

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