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The Lahore High Court granted on Tuesday YouTuber Saadur Rehman, popularly known as Ducky Bhai, protective bail in a case filed against him for allegedly driving recklessly on the motorway.

Justice Shahbaz Rizvi approved his plea and restrained the police from arresting him until his trial on May 5, for which he is instructed to appear in court.

The case, filed against Rehman after he uploaded a video in which he appeared to be driving a vehicle with his feet on the dashboard, was registered at Chakri police station in Rawalpindi on April 19.

The FIR accuses him of showing “extreme carelessness and recklessness” while operating a vehicle on the motorway. It states that his actions endangered not only his life but also the lives of others on the road.

The FIR invokes Section 279 of the Pakistan Penal Code (rash driving) and Article 67 of the National Highway Safety Ordinance, 2000 (driving dangerously).

Speaking to reporters outside the court, Rehman acknowledged the video but denied some of the more serious claims. “I’m not here to give justifications, but the accusation that I was driving with my feet is misleading — my feet were on the dashboard, not the steering wheel,” he said.

About the claims that he was asleep while driving, he alleged, “It might look like that in the video because my left eye is closed, but my right eye is open — I have proof. The entire video shows me giving instructions as well.”

Calling the clip “pointless” and “a mistake,” Rehman insisted that the car has auto-steering and autonomous braking features. “It picks its own speed, stays in lane, and brakes automatically if a car is ahead, even from a distance,” he said. “Also, in the video, you’ll notice I made sure no one was in front of me.”

While acknowledging the irresponsibility of the video, he reiterated, “I’m not justifying anything, I’m only giving my side of the story.”