The Lahore High Court (LHC) has granted bail to the accused in a case involving the alleged acceptance of a bribe from Aroob Jatoi, wife of YouTuber Saad-ur-Rehman, popularly known as Ducky Bhai.
Justice Abhar Gul Khan issued a six-page written verdict on March 18, 2026.
The decision concerned former Additional Director Sarfraz Chaudhry, Shoaib Riaz, and Salman Aziz.
The court ordered that the accused be released on surety bonds of Rs100,000 each.
Court remarks on evidence
The verdict noted that, according to the complainant, Sarfraz Chaudhry had received five lakh rupees as a bribe.
However, the record does not clearly show that he received the money directly.
The court also observed that the prosecution claimed the accused took bribes through call centres as well, but no affected person could be presented to support these allegations.
The court stated that $326,420 recovered from Ducky Bhai’s digital account is part of the case property.
Allegations that the money was transferred to a personal account will be decided during the trial.
Based on the current evidence, the court allowed the bail applications of the accused.
Case background
Earlier, on December 28, 2025, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Central Court, Lahore, granted bail to three officials of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) in the same case, while rejecting the fourth accused’s bail request.
The court approved the bail applications of Assistant Director Mujtaba, Inspector Ali Raza, and Sub-Inspector Yasir Gujar, directing each to submit surety bonds of Rs100,000. Salman Aziz’s bail request was rejected.
During the hearing, defence counsel argued that the accused were falsely implicated.
He said the prosecution alleged a bribe of Rs9 million, while the claimed recovery was Rs40 million, highlighting contradictions.
The defence also stated that the accused were not involved in any bribery and that no complainant had come forward.
After hearing both sides, the court granted bail to three of the accused and denied relief to Salman Aziz, ordering that further proceedings continue.
The case concerns allegations of bribery involving Aroob Jatoi and is being investigated by the FIA.
