The Delhi High Court on Friday reserved its order on the bail petition of the prime accused in Jessica Lal murder case, Manu Sharma, after the prosecution strongly opposed his release saying there was every possibility of witnesses yet to be examined by the trial court influenced by him.
Prosecution counsel S K Saxena told justice R C Chopra that three eye witnesses had already turned hostile in the case and there was strong apprehension that the accused might influence the remaining witnesses to be examined.

Claiming that prosecution has sufficient circumstantial evidence to indicate that it was Manu Sharma, who had shot at ramp model Jessica Lal in a south Delhi restaurant on the intervening night of April 29-30, Saxena said the accused may purchase the other witnesses, if released on bail.
Saxena said two witnesses -- Deepak Bhojawani and Malni Ramani -- in their statements had told the trial court that Manu Sharma was the person involved in the crime.

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Manu's counsel R S Cheema told the court that there was no point in keeping the accused in the judicial confinement after the trial court examined the key witnesses.
Refuting the allegations of influencing witnesses, he said that the prosecution has to blame itself for weakening its case from the very beginning due to lope sided investigation.

Bureau Report