Special Public Prosecutor Anand Grover has said in a report to the Supreme Court that activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan need not reveal the identity of the source who leaked the guest entry diary details of CBI director Ranjit Sinha's residence and said “if the reports of the CBI chief's meeting with (any 2G ) accused is found to be true that tantamounts to contempt of court.”

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The apex court had on September 22 sought the assistance of the prosecutor, appointed by it for trial in 2G cases, saying that any order passed by it on a plea to recall its order to reveal the name of the whistleblower may have ramifications on the multi-crore scam cases.

Prashant Bhushan's Centre for Public Interest Litigation had pleaded for recall of the Supreme Court's earlier order asking it to reveal the name of the whistleblower. Bhushan, argued that as several past incidents of mysterious death of whistleblowers have been reported, revealing the name would endanger the life of the source.

In his report filed before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Grover backed Bhushan's argument saying “there is no need for Bhushan to disclose the name of whistleblower. Even the disclosure of his name in a sealed cover for court’s perusal will endanger his life.”

“Direct meeting of CBI chief with any accused in the 2G case amounts to contempt of court as it can be considered as interference in the administration of justice,” as per Grover's report.

Reacting to the prosecutor’s opinion, Sinha’s advocate Vikas Singh said “ I am amazed at how it will endanger the life of whistleblower if his name is given in a sealed cover to the court.”

He also said that he will contest the prosecutor’s opinion regarding contempt.

“The diary is not submitted on oath and there was no verification of it, how can it be contempt of court,” Singh said.

The Supreme Court has listed this case for hearing on Thursday October 16.

Anand Grover also filed another report pertaining to the letter exchanged between former prosecutor U U Lalit, now a Supreme Court judge and Sinha after he had allegedly attempted to derail the probe against Reliance Telecom in 2G case.

dna, which accessed the letter written by Lalit, had on August 4 reported that CBI chief wanted to suspend the ongoing trial against Reliance and reopen the case for further investigation. Again in early September, dna, also accessed the visitors’ diary at Sinha’s official residence here, and exposed in a series of stories that the CBI head met with several accused in various cases including the high profile 2G scam and coal block cases.