Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3317

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Reporting crimes. A legitimate right for everyone who exercises it within the limits of the law. False reporting. Its effect. Compensation for the damage sustained by the person reported against. Its condition. That the reporting person knows the falsity of the facts he reported and intends to offend and harm the person reported against, or that haste, recklessness and lack of precaution are established without justification therefor, together with the existence of an intention to offend and harm. The judgment’s absence of evidence establishing fault on the part of the reporting person requires its cassation.
Arabic original
التبليغ عن الجرائم. حق مشروع لكل من يباشره في حدود القانون. الإبلاغ الكاذب. أثره. التعويض عما يلحق المبلّغ ضده من ضرر. شرطه. أن يعلم المبلّغ بكذب الوقائع التي أبلغ عنها وأن يقصد الإساءة والإضرار بالمبلّغ ضده أو ثبوت التسرع والرعونة وعدم الاحتياط دون أن يكون لذلك مبرر مع توافر قصد الإساءة والإضرار. خلو الحكم من دليل ثبوت الخطأ في حق المبلّغ يوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٧٥، ٨٩/٢٠٠٠ مدني جلسة ١١/١٢/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٤١١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 615. PDF pages: 615.

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