SBG 850/2016
Type
Case
Court
Saudi Arabia Board of Grievances
Jurisdiction
Saudi Arabia
Taxonomy
Sale of Goods, Consumer Safety
Decision date
1 Jan 2016
Catchwords
Sale of Goods - Expired Products
This case involved individuals accused of selling expired products. A key issue was that the responsibility of one of the defendants was merely to load and track products.
Background
The office of the public prosecution filed a case against two defendants before the court. They requested the court to penalize the defendants for selling expired products.
The second defendant admitted the accusation.
Decision
The court considered the documents of the case. The court said that documents had revealed that the job of the first defendant was to load and track the products only.
The court acquitted the first defendant. The court ruled that the second defendant should pay a fine of 10000 Riyals.
The court of appeal upheld the ruling.