A bail application of Christian Girl Rimsha was submitted in the court of Sessions Judge Islamabad in the blasphemy case after the six-member medical board of Polyclinic Hospital presented its medical report of the girl in the court.
The girl was produced before court of the Sessions Judge Raja Jawad Hassan Abbasi on Tuesday and the Counsels for the accused Parvez Khan and Tahir Naveed Chaudhry in their arguments took the plea that under Juvenile Justice Ordinance Section 7, the accused is just 14 years of age and not adult and Ramna police registered a case against her on 16th August. They requested the court for release of their client on bail.
The judge rejected the bail the application on the ground that it was not filed on the proper form and directed him to file a fresh application. The counsel for the accused filed a fresh application which was admitted for consideration and the judge adjourned the hearing till Thursday.
As the hearing began in the morning, strict security arrangements were made at the district courts to avoid any untoward incident. A large number of people were also present in the court during the hearing.
Tahir Naveed Chaudhry, the lawyer of a Christian girl accused of blasphemy, talked with the media after the court hearing in Islamabad on Aug 28, 2012. Rimsha, aged 11 to 16 according to different reports, is accused of burning pages from a children’s religious instruction book inscribed with verses from the Koran, Islam’s holy book. She was arrested and remanded in custody on August 23rd.
Medical board report of Rimsha in blasphemy case presented in court
