Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3732

State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Payment of the value of cheques in a felony case is not performance of a natural obligation, but rather avoidance of penal consequences, and constitutes payment of what is not due, which may be recovered.
Arabic original
الوفاء بقيمة الشيكات في جناية ليس وفاء لالتزام طبيعي وإنما توقياً للآثار الجزائية ويعتبر دفعاً لغير المستحق يحق استرداده.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٩٤/١٩٩٠ تجاري جلسة ١١/٥/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ١١٣٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 630. PDF pages: 630.

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