KCC 1105/2016
This case involved whether there was suitable evidence of forgery.
Background
The office of public prosecution accused two defendants of forging formal documents. The office requested the court to penalize the defendants according to the relevant laws.
The court ruled that the defendants should be imprisoned for five years. The court ruled that the defendants should be deported from the country after the ruling's execution. The court ruled that the forged documents should be confiscated.
The two defendants appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court upheld the appealed ruling.
The second defendants appealed the ruling before the court of cassation. He said in his grounds of appeal that the ruling had erred in the application of law. He said that the elements of the crime had not existed in the case.
Decision
The court said that this argument was invalid. The court said that the court had considered all aspects of the case and established the ruling on the grounds of solid evidence. The court said that the elements of the crime of forgery existed in the case according to Article 257 and 259 of Kuwait Law No. 16/1960 .