1 CA-3820.10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE  CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3820 OF 2010 Manoj Rajdeep Sharma .... Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra .... Respondent S/Shri P.R. Dave with Ramesh Pandey for the Applicant. Ms Geeta P. Mulekar, APP, for the State. CORAM: R.C. CHAVAN, J. DATED: NOVEMBER 22, 2010 P.C: This is an application for bail by the son of owner of a petrol pump whose manager was allegedly killed by the applicant. It is the case of the prosecution that the applicant was given to spending amounts beyond his allowances and, therefore, he used to pressurize the victim to part with money. On the incidental day the applicant had gone in his car to the petrol pump and accompanied the victim to a room behind the petrol pump. The applicant left the petrol pump at about 1:45 p.m.. Thereafter, some noise was heard from the backside of the room and the victim was found seriously 2 CA-3820.10 injured. He was shifted to hospital but was pronounced dead. In the course of the investigation, shoe of the applicant was seized which was found to have stains of blood of group-B which is the applicant's own blood group as well. The learned counsel for the applicant rightly points out that in the statement of Police Constable Raju More, who was posted for duty at the petrol pump, as also Jagatpal Singh, Manager of a hotel which is run near the petrol pump, that there were some other persons who had first spotted the incident. In fact, Police Constable Raju More states that on hearing noise from the side of that room he went there. Thus, though the needle of suspicion may be pointing towards the applicant, there is also a gap which may have to be looked into at the course of the trial. In view of the nature of the evidence collected and the fact that the charge-sheet has already been filed, the applicant's being in custody pending the trial may not be necessary. In view of this, the applicant be released on bail in Sessions Case No.14 of 2010 (C.R. No.I-49/2009 of Kasara Police Station, District Thane) on his furnishing P.R. Bond in the sum of Rs. 50,000/- with one or more solvent sureties in the sum aggregating to Rs.50,000/- 3 CA-3820.10 on the condition that the applicant will attend the police station concerned on every Sunday in between 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. till the trial is over. The application accordingly stands disposed of. (R.C. CHAVAN, J.)