The Public Information Officer, Federal Investigation Agency, (FIA) is directed to provide certified copies of the FIRs registered with Cyber Crime Wings since its establishment, along with the detail about the punishment announced by the court in each case”. The Respondent has referred to Section 16 of the Right of Access to Information Act 2017 without specifying exact sub-section for denying access to requested information. Furthermore, the Respondent has not provided any reasons as to why the requested information cannot be provided. This commission is of the view that access to information cannot be arbiterarily denied without providing cogent reasoning.