Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 948

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

English translation of the principle

Forgery is established whenever the fabricated copy of the official document assumes the form and appearance of its genuine copy such that anyone who sees it is deceived by it.
Arabic original
تحقق التزوير متى أخذت الصورة المصطنعة للمحرر الرسمي شكل ومظهر صورته الصحيحة بحيث ينخدع فيها من يقع نظره عليها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٠/١٩٨٢ جزائي جلسة ٣/٥/١٩٨٢ القسم الأول المجلد الثالث ص١٣٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 259. PDF pages: 256.

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