MANZOOR AHMAD MALIK, J.---Petitioner seeks leave to appeal agains t the order dated 24.11.2020 whereby bail was refused to him by the learned Islama bad High Court, Islamabad in case FIR No.20 dated 20.09.2020, offence under sections 11, 20, 21, 22, PECA 2016, read with sections 34/109, P.P.C., registered at Police Station FIA Cyber Crime Reporting Center , Islamabad.
2. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Deputy Attorney General at length and perusal of available record with their assistance, it has been observed by us that offences alleged against the petitioner fall outside the prohibitory clause of section 497, Code of Criminal Procedure learned Deputy Attorney General has not disputed this fact. Grant of bail in such like cases is a rule and refusal an exception. No exceptional circumstances have been pointed out to refuse concession of bail to the petitioner .
3. For the foregoing, the instant criminal petition is converted into an appeal and the same is hereby allowed. The appellant-Muhammad Daniyal Farrukh Ansari is allowed bail (in the instant FJR) subject to his furnishing bail bond in the sum of Rs.100,000/- (one, hundred thousand) with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned trial court.