The Supreme Court has granted bail to Asmat Adamjee, mother of the prime suspect in the Noor Mukadam murder case, against surety bonds worth Rs1 million.
Zahir Jaffers parents, Zakir Jaffer and Asmat Adamjee filed review petitions in the Supreme Court earlier this month after the Islamabad High court rejected their bail. They have been accused of hiding evidence in the crime.
At a hearing on Monday, Asmat and Zakirs counsel Khawaja Haris Ahmed argued that his clients were not the prime suspects in the case. They have been accused of hiding the crime and the only evidence against them are call records and messages.
On the day of the crime, Zahir was in contact with his father from 6pm to 9pm.
It is possible that Zakir was stopping Zahir from the murder, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah said. But the possibility that he was trying to save the prime suspect cant be ruled out too.
Advocate Ahmed said that its probable that Zahir lied to his father. To this, the judge inquired if a medical examination of the suspect had been conducted.
Shah Khawar, Shaukat Mukadams lawyer, informed the court that Zahir was only tested for drugs. An examination to determine the mental condition of the suspect was never conducted.
Last week, a district and sessions court indicted 12 suspects including prime Zahir Jaffer for the murder of Noor Mukadam.
Other suspects included Zahirs parents Zakir Jaffer and Asmat Adamjee, Zahirs employees Muhammad Iftikhar, Jameel Ahmed, and Muhammad Jan, and six Therapy Works employees including CEO Tahir Zahoor.
During the proceeding, Zahir kept interfering. Noor wanted to be sacrificed, she presented herself, he said.