Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3687

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

English translation of the principle

Reporting crimes is a right and a duty of individuals. Their failure to do so renders them liable to punishment. Article 14 of the Criminal Procedure Code. - Holding the reporting person liable for compensation merely because his report is false. Its condition. He must have known that the facts he reported were false and intended to offend and harm the reporting person, or it must be established that the report resulted from haste, recklessness, and lack of precaution. - Assessment of deviation in the exercise of the right to report, or its absence. A matter of fact. Condition thereof.
Arabic original
التبليغ عن الجرائم حق للأفراد وواجب عليهم. امتناعهم عن ذلك يترتب عليه وقوعهم تحت طائلة العقاب. م ١٤ إجراءات جزائية. - مساءلة المبلّغ عن التعويض لمجرد كذب بلاغه. شرطه. أن يتوافر في حقه العلم بكذب الوقائع التي أبلغ عنها وأن يقصد الإساءة والإضرار بالمبلغ أو ثبوت أن التبليغ حصل عن تسرع ورعونة وعدم احتياط. - تقدير الانحراف في استعمال حق التبليغ أو انتفاؤه. موضوعي. شرطه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٠٥/٢٠٠٤ تجاري جلسة ١٦/٢/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الحادي عشر ص ١٢٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 679. PDF pages: 679.

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