Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 976

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

English translation of the principle

The offence of using a document that has lost its legal force. What is required for its material element to exist. The perpetrator's performing a positive act in which he uses the document and relies on what is recorded therein. Inferring the occurrence of this act or its absence. Within the trial court's authority.
Arabic original
جريمة استعمال محرر فقد قوته القانونية. ما يلزم لتوافر ركنها المادي. قيام الجاني بفعل إيجابي يستخدم فيه المحرر ويستند إلى ما دون فيه. استخلاص حصول هذا الفعل أو نفيه. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٢٥/١٩٨٩ جزائي جلسة ١٩/٣/١٩٩٠ القسم الثاني المجلد الرابع ص١٢٩)

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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