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LAHORE, Nov 24 (APP):The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday granted bail to YouTuber Saad ur Rehman, widely known as Ducky Bhai, in the case pertaining to the promotion of a gambling application.
Justice Shehram Sarwar Chaudhry approved the post-arrest bail petition and ordered the release of the accused upon submission of surety bonds worth Rs. 1 million.
The court announced the verdict on bail petition following completion of arguments by the parties.
Ducky Bhai had approached the LHC for bail after dismissal of his similar petitions by a judicial magistrate on September 22 and an additional sessions judge on October 2.
Ducky Bhai was arrested by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) at Lahore Airport on August 17.
The NCCIA Lahore had registered an FIR, accusing Saad ur Rehman of offences under various provisions of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016 — including Sections 13 (Electronic Forgery), 14 (Electronic Fraud), 25 (Spamming), and 26 (Spoofing) — as well as Sections 294-B (Offering prizes for commercial purposes) and 420 (Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property) of the Pakistan Penal Code.
The FIR alleges that members of the public invested their earnings in gambling and betting apps, suffering financial losses. It claims that Ducky Bhai promoted platforms such as 1xBet, Bet365, B9 Game, and Binomo on his YouTube channel and reportedly served as a “country manager” for one of them.