The High Court has ruled in an important decision regarding WhatsApp groups that merely being a member or admin of a WhatsApp group does not in itself constitute a crime or criminal liability._x000D_
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The court clarified in its decision that a person who uploads, forwards or shares illegal or defamatory content will be responsible for his own actions._x000D_
Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh issued a 13-page decision rejecting the post-arrest bail application of accused Syed Abdul Manan in the FIA ​​cyber crime case, which has been declared a judicial precedent._x000D_
The court has also ordered the early completion of the trial of this case._x000D_
The court decision has said that mere presence or silence in a WhatsApp group is not enough to prove a crime. Criminal liability cannot be imposed on a person even on the basis of being a group admin alone._x000D_
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The court further ruled that action will be taken against a person who uploads, forwards or shares illegal or defamatory content on WhatsApp. The decision dismissed the post-arrest bail application of accused Syed Abdul Manan, declaring the FIA’s technical analysis report prima facie credible.
