RAWALPINDI: Senior Civil Judge Mohammad Qaddafi bin Zair sentenced a man to four-year rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs50,000 on him under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca 2016).

According to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), the conviction was announced by the judge while hearing a criminal case filed under Section 21 of Peca 2016.

In case the convict, Kaleem Abbas, a resident of Toba Tek Singh, defaults on fine payment, he would serve another one month imprisonment. The convict was shifted to Adiala jail on Wednesday.

Published in Dawn, April 21st, 2022

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