ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) today granted bail to woman and daughter jailed for sending indecent messages and pictures, to paternal aunt.
A three-member bench headed by Justice Gulzar Ahmed heard the case, during which plaintiff’s lawyer told the court that both families are having property dispute. He alleged that Federal Investigation Agency has (FIA) filed case under wrong provisions.
Justice Maqbool Baqir expressed resentment over FIA’s negligence and asked that how the charges of data theft and interference in the system have proven by sending obscene messages.
The FIA lawyer said that the girl edited her aunt’s pictures and sent her which is illegal. The court dismissed the case by remarking that the officials have failed to prove data theft in the case.
On the other hand, judges granted bail to both accused over surety bonds of Rs 50,000 each.
It is pertinent to mention here that Maria and her mother were in Adiala Jail for about two months.