A Pakistani judge on Friday granted bail to Rimsha , a 14-year-old Christian girl detained over accusations she burned pages of the Quran in a case that has heightened religious tensions in the volatile country . The All Pakistan Minorities Alliance , which represents religious minorities in the country , will pay the sum of roughly $ 10,000 to secure Rimsha 's release from jail , said Tahir Naveed Chaudhry , one of her lawyers and a leading member of the alliance . Judge Muhammad Azam Khan said written details of his decision on the bail application would be released Saturday . It was not immediately clear when Rimsha would be released . The judge 's decision came after a lengthy argument Friday between Rimsha 's lawyer speaking in court , Pervez Khan , and lawyers representing the accuser . Khan argued Rimsha should be granted bail because she was essentially an innocent girl with a lower than average IQ who was framed by a local cleric who planted evidence against her . The accuser 's lawyer argued Rimsha committed blasphemy and should be punished no matter how old she is . Rimsha 's family has left their home on the outskirts of Islamabad as a result of the tensions caused by the accusations against her . Police : Muslim cleric framed girl in Pakistan blasphemy case . The case took a dramatic twist over the weekend when the police said a Muslim cleric had planted evidence in order to link her to the blasphemy allegations.The imam , Khalid Jadoon Chishti , will himself face blasphemy charges for tearing pages out of a Quran to use as evidence against the girl , police said . Authorities arrested Rimsha last month after a neighbor accused her of burning pages containing texts from the Muslim holy book . Rimsha had two shopping bags with her : one containing ashes and the other , the partially burned pages , police said . She had gathered the paper as fuel for cooking , authorities said . Even though Rimsha 's lawyer said no one actually saw the girl burning the papers , the neighbor went to Chishti -- the neighborhood cleric -- with the bags for safekeeping as evidence . Chishti was n't certain that simply burning pages with texts from the Quran would be enough to convict Rimsha on blasphemy charges , the police said . So , the imam added two pages from the holy book itself to the bag to bolster the case , according to the police . Chishti was arrested on Saturday after three witnesses told a judge about the imam 's actions . He was sent to jail for 14 days , accused of evidence tampering . Chishti has denied the allegation , authorities said . Opinion : Muslims in Pakistan , show compassion and justice .
The girl has been in jail since last January after she was threatened by a neighbor . The neighbor says she burned copies of the Quran , the Muslim holy book . A religious police alliance will pay her $ 10,000 bail fee . A Muslim cleric has been accused of destroying evidence against her .