ISMAIL IJAZ vs State S — 2023 PCrLJ 114 ISLAMABAD

Case information

Citation: 2023 PCrLJ 114 ISLAMABAD
Court: Islamabad High Court
Year: 2023
Reporter: PCRLJ
Parties: ISMAIL IJAZ vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 497---; Crimes Act (XL of 2016); Crimes Act

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Judgment text as reported

ISMAIL IJAZ VS State S. 497---prevention of electronic Crimes Act (XL of 2016), Ss. 9, 10 & 11--- Glorification of an offence---Cyber terrorism---Hate speech---Bail, grant of---Re-tweeting the message---Scope---Accused sought post-arrest bail in an FIR lodged under Ss. 9, 10 & 11 of prevention of electronic Crimes Act, 2016---Sections 9, 10 & 11 of prevention of electronic Crimes Act, 2016, prescribed fine as an alternate punishment---Trial Court was to determine, in the first instance, whether or not the accused was guilty of the offence he was charged with---Accused was found guilty after being tried, it was then for the Trial Court to determine at the sentencing stage whether in view of the facts and circumstances of the case, the accused was liable to be sent to jail or punished through imposition of fine---State had failed to point out the existence of any material which reflected that the accused was involved in glorification of proscribed organization or that he was involved in advancing the objectives of the organization---Offending tweets which formed the basis of the FIR were actually re-tweets by the accused, it could not be concluded without further inquiry that the accused possessed the necessary intent (i.e. mens rea) to glorify a proscribed organization or advance the objectives of a proscribed organization--- Accused was admitted to bail, in circumstances.

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