Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 776

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

English translation of the principle

The value of the cheque is not compensation for the offence of issuing it without funds. Its nature: a debt predating the occurrence of the offence and not arising from it.
Arabic original
قيمة الشيك ليست تعويضاً عن جريمة إعطائه دون رصيد. ما هيتها: دين سابق على وقوع الجريمة غير مترتب عليها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٤٢/١٩٩٠ تجاري جلسة ١١/٥/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٥٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 145. PDF pages: 145.

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