An appellant said in his grounds of appeal that the appealed ruling by which he was convicted of possessing drugs for taking purposes had erred in the application of law and had insufficient evidence of causation. He said that the court calculated the deadline period starting from the date in which the elementary ruling was issued. The court said that the court had established its ruling on the testimony of the police officer though it included contradictions.

The court of cassation said that this argument was invalid. The court said that Article 201 of Kuwait Law No. 17/1960 stipulated that the deadline period was 20 days starting from the date in which the ruling is issued. The court said that the documents of the case revealed that the appellant had made his appeal within the legal deadline. The court said that, however, the appellant would not achieve an interest from his appeal.

The court dismissed the appeal.