MUHAMMAD AZAM DAVI vs State Preamble — 2017 PCrLJ 1715 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

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MUHAMMAD AZAM DAVI VS State Preamble---Scope and object of---prevention of electronic Crimes Act, 2016---Act was promulgated with the aim to prevent unauthorized acts with respect to information system and to provide a mechanism for investigation, prosecution, trial and international cooperation in respect of offence relating to electronic crimes. S. 497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S. 109---prevention of electronic Crimes Act (XL of 2016), Ss. 16(2), 20(1), 24(c)(d)---Unauthorized use of identity information, offences against dignity of a person, cyber stalking, abetment---Bail, grant of---Further inquiry---Neither any allegation of unauthorized use of identity information was mentioned in FIR nor any question of dignity had been disclosed---FIR was silent about any stalking or still haunting and neither any watch or spy allegation followed by taking photograph or making a video had been mentioned in FIR nor any such evidence was brought on record---Allegedly accused in order to settle his personal grudge and with the object to avenge the Speaker of Provincial Assembly for his termination and denial of extension in his service was disclosing sensitive information to cause injury and harm the dignity of Speaker of Provincial Assembly therefore the question whether the alleged disclosure would fall within the ambit of terrorism or was based on personal motive would also require further probe---Whether the disclosure of co-accused implicating the accused in the case would be admissible in evidence against the accused in view of Arts. 38 & 39 of Qanun-e-Shahadat, 1984 was a question of prime importance in the case, therefore, accused's case would fall within ambit of further inquiry---Accused was not required for purpose of investigation---Bail was granted accordingly.

MUHAMMAD AZAM DAVI vs State Preamble — 2017 PCrLJ 1715 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

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