Muneeb Riaz vs State S — 2025 PCrLJ 1318 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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Muneeb Riaz VS State S. 497---prevention of electronic Crimes Act (XL of 2016), Ss. 20, 21 & 24--- Harassing and blackmailing a woman, sharing edited images of woman over social media---Bail, refusal of---Complainant alleged that petitioner-accused edited photographes of his sister and mother converting the same into their nude pictures; sent the same to the complainant on his WhatsApp number; created a WhatsApp group and threatened to upload the same on social media---Accused-petitioner was nominated in the crime report with the specific role of editing family pictures of sister and mother of the complainant and converting the same into nude one and sent the same to their family with the threat to upload the same on social media for the public at large---Petitioner was arrested in the case on the same day and after inspection, his mobile phone was found containing nude edited pictures of sister and mother of the complainant, which was taken into possession and sent to the lab for forensic analysis---As per Initial Technical Analysis Report, objectionable and edited content of the victim and pornographic material was found in the gallery, which were found to have been shared to a phone number through WhatsApp---Petitioner was found fully involved in the occurrence during investigation based on technical report as well as other material in the statements of witnesses recorded under S.161 Cr.P.C---Petitioner had not only put the dignity and honour of the ladies at stake but also spoiled their lives---Offence with which the petitioner had been charged, did not attract the prohibitory limb of S.497 Cr.P.C and in the offences not falling under such prohibition, bail was granted as a rule in many a cases, but this was never considered as a universal rule and compulsion over the Court rather it depended upon facts and circumstances of each case---In the instant case, the petitioner had victimized not only a young girl in revenge of taking divorce before Rukhsti but also her mother and harmed their reputation and privacy explicating their images in the form of edited nude photos and then shared the same to their relatives i.e. the brother/son---Such fact alone made the case ofthe petitioner an exception and extra ordinary circumstance for refusal of bail---Thus, the petitioner was not entitled to the concession of post arrest bail---Bail petition was dismissed, in circumstances.

Muneeb Riaz vs State S — 2025 PCrLJ 1318 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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