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Yasir Lateef v. The State, 2016 P Cr. LJ 1916 (Pakistan)

The complainant alleged that the petitioner hacked her social media account/ID and uploaded the complainant's personal pictures over social media without authority, and also used her personal pictures abusively which caused damage to her reputation. With regard to the petition for post-arrest bail, the court found that, in the course of the investigation, it appeared that the petitioner was guilty of the offense alleged, and there is sufficient evidence on record that is characterized as "obnoxious and filthy in nature." The court said that the offense is heinous in nature as it ruins the life of the victim who is disgraced in the eyes of the public and her family. The offense thus damages the fiber of society. The application for bail was accordingly denied.