CBI director Ranjit Sinha has defended his decision to file separate individual counter-affidavits before the Supreme Court in petitions filed by the six accused seeking quashing of charges in the 2G spectrum scam.
Mr Sinha came out with his defence after the then special public prosecutor U.U. Lalit, now appointed as judge of the Supreme Court, raised objections to these affidavits. “No time is appropriate to bring the truth before the Supreme Court,” Mr Sinha said in a strong observation made in an internal note on the questions raised by Mr Lalit over the matter being reconsidered by the CBI chief and individual affidavits being filed after a consolidated reply was given earlier. “This case (2G) was investigated and chargesheets were filed before I took over the office,” he added.
Mr Sinha said that while the trial before the special CBI court was underway, the chargesheeted accused in the case had filed writ petitions before the Supreme Court, which issued notice to the CBI for filing a response.
He reasoned that the case of each of the petitioners stood on different footing and complete facts and that circumstances must be brought before the top court.