SC sets up SIT to look into prima facie charges against ex-CBI chief Ranjit Sinha's
The Supreme Court on Monday set-up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to look look into prima facie charges against former CBI chief Ranjit Sinha's attempt to influence coal scam probe.
The Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Madan B Lockur and also comprising Justice Prafulla C Pant asked the CBI to go ahead with the investigation for his alleged involvement and hand in glove with certain accused to scuttle the probe in the coal block scam case
The court said that RS Cheema, Special Public Prosecutor in coal scam cases, will assist CBI Director, his team on legal issues in the matter.
The court also said that the SIT will be headed by CBI Director and he can take assistance of two officers with court's permission.
The Supreme Court passed the order after going through in great detailed the arguments put forth by NGO, Common Cause seeking a thorough investigation against Sinha for his alleged involvement and hand in glove with certain accused in the coal block scam case.
Last year, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi had told the Supreme Court that apex court panel, appointed to inquire into the allegations of scuttling of the coal block allocation scam probe by then CBI director Ranjit Sinha, has indicated that prima facie there was an attempt to influence the investigation.
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.
On December 7, 2015, the court had ordered handing over of the original visitors' diary of the official residence of the former CBI director to the Sharma-led panel. The bench then appointed a panel headed by Sharma who later sought the visitors' diary for proceeding with the probe.
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