Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 975

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

English translation of the principle

Failure to establish forgery of the instrument entails the absence of the offence of using it. (14) Use of an instrument that has lost its legal force (Article 261)
Arabic original
عدم ثبوت تزوير المحرر يستتبع عدم قيام جريمة استعماله. (١٤) استعمال محرر فقد قوته القانونية (المادة ٢٦١)
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٠/١٩٨٣ جزائي جلسة ٢٧/٦/١٩٨٣ القسم الأول المجلد الثالث ص٧٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 264. PDF pages: 261.

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