ISMAIL IJAZ vs State Ss — 2023 PCrLJ 114 ISLAMABAD

Case information

Citation: 2023 PCrLJ 114 ISLAMABAD
Court: Islamabad High Court
Year: 2023
Reporter: PCRLJ
Parties: ISMAIL IJAZ vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 497---G; Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898); Crimes Act

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Judgment text as reported

ISMAIL IJAZ VS State Ss. 9, 10 & 11---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 497---Glorification of an offence---Cyber terrorism---Hate speech---Bail---Scope---Legislature intended that the offences defined under Ss. 9, 10 & 11 of prevention of electronic Crimes Act, 2016, are of such heinous nature that citizens accused of committing them are to be deprived of their liberty pending trial, it would not have provided fine as an alternative punishment to jail term, given that where fine is provided as an alternative punishment to imprisonment, courts consider the lesser sentence for purposes of grant of bail and determination of whether or not the offence falls within the prohibitory clause.

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