The main accused in the Noor Mukadam murder case, Zaheer Jafar, was taken by the policemen to the courtroom by making them sit on the chair. bakshi khana – A temporary lockup located in district courts for undertrials – During a hearing in the Islamabad district and sessions court on Monday, his lawyer argued that his mental condition had “worsened”.
Junior advocate Usman Riaz Gul was representing Zaheer during today’s proceedings as the accused’s lawyer Sikander Zulqarnain Salim did not appear before the court. He later attended the hearing through video connection.
Before joining, Gul drew the court’s attention to Zaheer’s absence from the hearing.
“I have said thrice that the main accused Zaheer Jafar has not been produced [before the court],
When the judge also noted Zaheer’s absence, Akram Qureshi, the lawyer for Tahir Zahoor, the owner of TherapyWorks, informed him that Zaheer was not in a position to be able to walk.
To that, Judge Rabbani remarked that he had written a letter to the jail authorities, instructing them to conduct a medical check-up of Zaheer.
Eventually, Zaheer, who was seen hunchbacked on a chair, was taken to the courtroom by the policemen.
When Zaheer arrived, Gul said, “The mental condition of the accused has deteriorated.”
Judge Rabbani then reiterated that he had written a letter to the prison authorities, instructing him about Zaheer’s medical examination.
After this Zaheer was taken back bakhshi khana,
Meanwhile, back in the court room, Gul requests the court to issue a written order regarding Zaheer’s medical examination and treatment.
Judge Rabbani remarked, “I had already issued a written order at the last hearing.”
The counsel replied that the directions of the judge issued in the previous hearing were not implemented and hence the matter was being transferred again to the court.
The judge, however, did not respond to the request.
One application There has already been a demand for constitution of a medical board to ascertain the mental health status of Zaheer. dismiss by the court, which saw in its written order On the matter that the petition was raised “only to be relieved of criminal liability”.
The order, issued on January 6, said that the petition was filed when the trial was about to conclude and the matter was not taken up before the court earlier.
“The facts and the circumstances present show that the accused is not suffering from mental illness. [and] The petition has been filed for such consideration to be relieved of criminal liability,” the order read.
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