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In the State of Kuwait, the original criminal law was
enacted in the year 1960 (Law No. 60/1960), which was
amended by the Law No. 31/1970. It has 282 articles. The
first part of the law explains general principles, viz;
the 2 kinds of crimes i.e, felony & misdemeanors.
Felony has punishment of more than 3 years or has life
imprisonment or even capital punishment. The lapse for
the criminal action is 10 years from the date of crime.
The lapse of punishment is 20 years from the final
judgment. Limitation for death punishment is 30 years.
Misdemeanors has punishment less than 3 years or with
fine or with both. The lapse for the criminal action for
misdemeanor is 5 years from the date of crime. The lapse
for punishment regarding misdemeanor is 10 years from
the day the judgment became final.
The law also deals with crime and criminal
responsibility, the legal elements in crime, criminal
intention, unintentional mistake, the commencement of
crime, the multiple crimes etc. The law explains
different types of punishment viz; death penalty, life
imprisonment, temporary imprisonment, the supplemental
punishment, decreasing of punishment, the bail system.
Part-II of the Law deals with crimes against Public
Interest. It could be classified as:-
a. State Security Crimes and crimes against religions.
b. Crimes relating to public employees are the following:-
1. Bribery
2. Corruption
3. Misuse of the public employment
4. Escape of prisoners
5. Aggression on public employees
The law deals with Misleading of justice in the 3rd
chapter , which includes:-
False statements, Denial to provide statements, Denial
of assistance to the judiciary, Denial of giving
statements about crimes, Offending criminal justice and
judiciary.
Crimes against human beings are dealt under the
following topics :-
Murder, Injury, Assault, Endangering people, Abortion,
Kidnapping, slavery, detention.
The chapter dealing with the crimes against honor and
reputation are dealt under:-
Rape, Adultery, Offences under the influence of alcohol,
Insult, Disgraceful actions.
Crimes against property includes:-
Robbery, fraud, burning property, piracy, intentional
damage of property, forgery, falsifying bank notes,
falsifying governmental stamps.
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