{"id":777032607,"date":"2025-10-03T08:51:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T11:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777032607"},"modified":"2026-04-21T18:32:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:32:38","slug":"ducky-bhai-bail-denied-again-in-illegal-gambling-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/ducky-bhai-bail-denied-again-in-illegal-gambling-case","title":{"rendered":"Ducky Bhai bail denied again in illegal gambling case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Lahore court cited alleged evidence of promoting unregistered gambling apps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Pakistan.- The Lahore district and sessions court has again rejected the bail plea of Pakistani YouTuber Saad-ur-Rehman, popularly known as Ducky Bhai, in a case involving the promotion of illegal gambling and forex applications<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The prosecution alleges that Rehman allegedly encouraged the public to invest in apps that were not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP). The NCCIA has declared 46 apps illegal.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The defense, led by Advocate Chaudhry Usman Ali, argued that no witnesses were presented, no official notice was served, and the apps were not banned at the time of promotion. They also contested the application of Section 37 of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016, claiming the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority should have blocked the apps if they were deemed unlawful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite these arguments, the court sided with the prosecution, citing strong evidence and the societal impact of Rehman\u2019s actions<\/a> on his young audience. It’s the second bail rejection for Ducky Bhai<\/a> following a ruling by Judicial Magistrate Naeem Wattoo on September 23. The YouTuber, arrested on August 17 at Lahore\u2019s Allama Iqbal International Airport, faces charges of electronic forgery, fraud, spamming, spoofing under PECA, and cheating under the Pakistan Penal Code. If convicted, he could face significant fines and imprisonment.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n\t\t\tSee also:<\/span><\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Pakistani YouTuber Ducky Bhai given 14-day judicial remand<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Lahore court cited alleged evidence of promoting unregistered gambling apps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":777007112,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Lahore court has again rejected the bail plea of Pakistani YouTuber Saad-ur-Rehman (Ducky Bhai) in a case involving the promotion of unregistered gambling and forex applications. The prosecution alleges he encouraged public investment in apps not registered with the SECP, citing strong evidence and societal impact. This development underscores Pakistan's stringent stance on unregulated digital financial and gaming activities.","focusai_entities":"Saad-ur-Rehman, Ducky Bhai, Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, SECP, NCCIA, Chaudhry Usman Ali, Naeem Wattoo, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority","focusai_location":"Pakistan, Lahore","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.8), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.7), affiliate_publisher (0.8), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Regulatory Enforcement Impact","query":"What are the broader implications of this ruling for digital content creators and platforms operating in Pakistan regarding regulatory compliance for financial and gaming promotions?"},{"label":"PECA Application Scope","query":"How might the court's interpretation of Section 37 of PECA 2016 influence future enforcement actions against online content deemed to promote illegal activities?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16334],"tags":[24634,4503,24867],"class_list":["post-777032607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-asia-news","tag-illegal-online-gambling","tag-legal","tag-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777032607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777032607"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777032607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777032647,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777032607\/revisions\/777032647"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777007112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777032607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777032607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777032607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}