Christian Michel moves bail plea in Delhi court
Christian Michel (File Photo/IANS)
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New Delhi : British national Christian Michel, the middleman accused in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case, on Friday moved his bail plea in a Delhi court.
Special Judge Arvind Kumar, asking the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to file response on his bail plea, listed the matter for next hearing on February 12.
Michel has sought bail saying he has been in custody from December 4 2018, and in terms of Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal procedure, the probe was supposed to be completed by February 3.
However, the charge sheet was not filed against him within the stipulated 60-day period, so he should be released on bail, the defence counsel told the court.
Michel was extradited to India on December 4 from the United Arab Emiratesm (UAE). He is one of the three middlemen being investigated by the CBI and the ED in the VVIP chopper deal.
Published on: Feb 8, 2019 at 15:14 IST
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