The Supreme Court on Monday described as “serious” the allegation against Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Ranjit Sinha that he frequently met accused persons in the 2G scam at his residence.
“The averments made against you are serious,” a Bench of Justices H.L. Dattu and S.A. Bobde told senior lawyer Vikas Singh, counsel for the CBI chief, while hearing advocate Prashant Bhushan’s allegations against Mr. Sinha.
The Bench said it was closely watching the agency’s investigation of the 2G scam cases and would not let anyone sabotage the criminal trial. “The Supreme Court wants a fair trial. If we find there was some derailment of the entire investigation, the court will take a particular view,” the Bench said.
Mr. Singh said Mr. Bhushan’s allegations were false and the documents he was showing were “privileged.”
He challenged Mr. Bhushan to divulge the name of the whistleblower, but Justice Dattu stopped Mr. Singh, insisting that oral submissions would not help.
The Bench gave the CBI chief a week’s time to reply to Mr. Bhushan’s affidavit.
The case has been posted for September 15.
