A Supreme Court panel appointed to inquire into the allegation that the then CBI Director Ranjit Sinha tried to influence the probe of the coal block allocation scam has prima facie found that he attempted to influence the investigation.
Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi today told this to the Supreme Court. Mr Rohatgi, who was provided with the copy of the interim report, said he had gone through the report of the panel headed by former CBI special director M L Sharma which has found that the visitors’ diary at Sinha’s residence was genuine.
However, he said that the correctness of entries in the visitors’ diary can only be ascertained in the court of law through evidence. Senior advocate Vikas Singh, appearing for Sinha, refuted the allegation saying the entries in the register or the diary were dubious or fictitious as the former CBI Director was not in the national capital on many of those days.
Taking note of the submissions, a bench headed by Justice M B Lokur reserved its order for passing directions. The apex court-appointed panel is investigating alleged scuttling of probe into coal block allocation scam cases by Sinha whose meetings with accused persons have been held as completely inappropriate.