One reason would be to protect the workers. If the workers were in a dangerous workspace their loves could be at danger. If anything were to happen to those workers the company would be responsible. Another reason is if the workers got hurt it would the company’s fault. If a worker got hurt on the job they would be responsible for the injury which could cause bad reviews and the company may he shut down.
Answer:yes you can still be charged but usually the court will have more sympathy since you returned the item but you will have a less harder punishment associated with conviction if convicted
