Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 926

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

English translation of the principle

Forgery. Consists of attributing a matter that did not occur to the person to whom it is attributed, in an instrument prepared to prove it, by one of the methods specified by law. - Forgery of bank documents, which are private instruments. The criterion for its establishment. An example of what constitutes forgery of a bank document.
Arabic original
التزوير. يقوم على إسناد أمر لم يقع ممن أسند إليه في محرر أعد لإثباته بإحدى الطرق المنصوص عليها في القانون. - التزوير في أوراق البنوك وهي من المحررات العرفية. مناط تحققه. مثال لما يعد تزويراً في ورقة من أوراق البنوك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٢٤/١٩٩٨ جزائي جلسة ١١/٥/١٩٩٩ القسم الرابع المجلد السابع ص٣٩٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 254. PDF pages: 251.

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