NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to alleged middleman Christian Michel James, who has been in custody for six years, in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland chopper scam investigated by the CBI.
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta noted that James had spent six years in jail while the investigation was still ongoing.
The court ruled that he would be released on bail, subject to conditions set by the trial court.
The case pertains to the procurement of 12 VVIP helicopters from AgustaWestland.
James, a British national, was extradited from Dubai in December 2018 and subsequently arrested.
He had moved the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi high court‘s September 25, 2024, order denying him bail.
