Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 959

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

English translation of the principle

Falsely declaring in a document a particular whose falsity relates to the declarant’s personal status, involves no usurpation of another person’s capacity or right, cannot serve as an instrument enforceable against third parties, and is subject, as to verification of its accuracy, to the authorities receiving those documents. A lie in an individual declaration that is not punishable - 260 - Penal. - Altering the truth in a particular which the document was not prepared to prove. Does not fall within the scope of punishment. Example.
Arabic original
الإقرار كذباً في المحرر ببيان يتعلق الكذب فيه بمركز المُقر شخصياً وليس فيه اغتصاب لصفة أو حق لشخص آخر ولا يصلح سنداً يحتج به على الغير ويخضع في تحري صحته للجهات القائمة على تلقي تلك المحررات. كذب في إقرار فردي غير معاقب - ٢٦٠ - الجزاء عليه. - تغيير الحقيقة في بيان لم يعد المحرر لإثباته. لا يقع تحت طائلة العقاب. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٩/١٩٨٧ جزائي جلسة ١٣/٤/١٩٨٧ القسم الثاني المجلد الرابع ص٢٢٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 260. PDF pages: 257–258.

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