A special court here today asked CBI to file its reply by July 7 on the plea of Peter Mukerjea, former media baron and a co-accused in Sheena Bora murder case, seeking the statement of a secret witness submitted to the court by the central agency.

Special CBI Judge H S Mahajan directed CBI to file its reply by July 7 on Peter's application. The central agency, in its supplementary charge-sheet filed in February, has submitted a statement of an unnamed witness in a sealed cover.