Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 937

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

English translation of the principle

Attributing a newborn child to persons other than its parents in the birth certificate. Constitutes forgery of an official document. Its perpetrator must be punished. The reason therefor. - Forgery of official documents through dictation. The meaning of dictation. It need not be oral. It is effected by submitting a written paper containing the particulars.
Arabic original
نسبة مولود إلى غير والديه في شهادة الميلاد. يعد تزويراً في محرر رسمي. وجوب عقاب مرتكبه. علة ذلك. - وقوع التزوير في المحررات الرسمية بالإملاء. المقصود بالإملاء. عدم اشتراط أن يكون شفوياً. تحققه بتقديم ورقة مكتوبة مشتملة على البيانات.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١/١٩٧٤ جزائي جلسة ٢٤/٢/١٩٧٥ مج ٧ سنوات ص ٣٣٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 257. PDF pages: 254.

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