PECA 2016 § 24A — Cyberbullying

Statutory text (English)

(1) A person commits the offence of cyberbullying who, with intent
to harass, threaten or target another person posts or sends electronic messages, including pictures or
videos by using any social media platform, including chat rooms, blogs or instant messaging.

(2) A minor through his guardian may apply to the Authority for removal, destruction of, or
blocking access to such content or communication referred to in sub-section

(1).

(3) The Authority, on receipt of application under sub-section

(2), shall forthwith pass such
orders as deemed appropriate in the circumstances including an order for removal, destruction,
preventing transmission of or blocking access to such content and communication.

(4) The Authority shall, before passing an order under sub-section

(3), seek report from
investigation agency whether or not such content is required for investigation or prosecution purposes.

(5) Whoever commits the offence of child cyberbullying as described in sub-section

(1), shall
be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years but
shall not be less than one year with a fine of up to five hundred thousand rupees and shall not less than
one hundred thousand rupees.]

Source and verification

Source citation: PECA 2016 (Act XL of 2016) s.24A: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PREVENTION OF ELECTRONIC CRIMES ACT, 2016' (incl. Act XXXVII of 2023 & Act II of 2025 amendments), p. 24, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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