Asmat Adamjee, the mother of Zahir Jaffer, the main suspect in the murder of Noor Mukadam, has been granted bail by the Supreme Court on Monday (18 October).
While hearing Asmat Adamjee’s request for her release, the Supreme Court allowed her bail on the condition of a surety bond of Rs1 million. The court, on the other hand, refused Zakir Jaffer’s bail request and dismissed his petition.
While granting her bail, the Supreme Court noted that Zahir’s mother’s role in the case was “secondary.”
On October 11, the Supreme Court ordered the prosecution to present evidence against Adamjee in the most recent session.
According to Justice Umar Ata Bandial, there was no evidence of Adamjee’s involvement in the crime. Islamabad Advocate General Niazullah Khan Niazi remarked that “the record of Asmat Adamjee’s 11 phone calls is accessible.”
Justice Bandial demanded that the authorities investigate why Therapyworks staff were dispatched to the crime scene instead of the police.
Meanwhile, the court denied the petitioner’s bid to overturn the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) ruling of September 29 rejecting the bail application of the parents of Zahir Jaffer. The apex court stated, “We will not tamper with the orders of the high court.”
Earlier in the hearing, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah inquired whether a test to assess the key suspect’s mental condition had been undertaken. Advocate Shah Khawar, who represents Noor’s family, responded that Zahir had merely been tested for narcotics.
The status of the case trial was then questioned by Justice Shah. The prosecutor general informed the court that the suspects had been indicted and that the case will be completed in eight weeks.
Bail applications
Zahir’s parents submitted separate bail petitions in the apex court on October 6, nearly a week after the IHC rejected their bail pleas and ordered authorities to hold them in custody until the trial was completed.
The applications, which were filed through counsel Khawaja Haris Ahmed, argued that the case against the petitioners was not founded on real proof, but rather on highly speculative assertions.
The trial court indicted 12 people, including Zahir and his parents, in the Noor Mukadam murder case last week.
Zahir’s parents had also contacted the IHC the day before the indictment, asking for the ruling of the sessions court to indict 12 individuals in the case to be overturned.
