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The Supreme Court on Friday sought the CBI’s response on a plea filed by alleged middleman Christian Michel James seeking bail in the purported Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland scam case.
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and P B Varale issued notice to the CBI and directed it to file its reply within four weeks. “Issue notice, returnable four weeks,” the bench said. The alleged scam pertains to the purchase of 12 VVIP helicopters from chopper design and manufacturing company AgustaWestland.
James moved the apex court challenging the Delhi High Court’s September 25 order refusing him bail in the case.
James, a British national, was extradited from Dubai in December, 2018, and was subsequently arrested.
The high court previously dismissed his bail application, observing there was no significant change in circumstances from the time when his earlier bail pleas were rejected.
