KCC 356/2017

This case involved an individual convicted of forging bank stamps, documents and a stamp. The key point was whether the forged documents should be confiscated as part of the sentence.

Background

The office of public prosecution accused two defendants of forging banking statements and formal documents and also of forging a stamp. The office requested the court to penalise the defendants according to the relevant laws.

The court ruled that the two defendants should be imprisoned for five years each. The court also ruled that the first defendant should be deported from Kuwait after the execution of the ruling. The court ruled that the forged documents should be confiscated.

The defendants appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court amended the appealed ruling and suspended the announcement of the ruling on the condition that the defendants would pay a guarantee of 500 Dinars each and have good conduct for one year.