AgustaWestland case: Delhi HC rejects plea by Christian Michel seeking release from jail
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The Delhi High Court on Wednesday rejected a petition filed by British arms consultant Christian James Michel, accused in the alleged AgustaWestland helicopter scam, seeking his release from jail, Bar and Bench reported.
Justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja also rejected his challenge to provisions of the 1999 extradition treaty between India and the United Arab Emirates. The bench said that the petition lacked merit and dismissed it, The Indian Express reported.
The case pertains to a Rs 3,565-crore helicopter deal signed by the former Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government with British-Italian firm AgustaWestland. The deal was put on hold after Italy arrested the head of Finmeccanica, AgustaWestland’s parent company, on charges of paying bribes to secure the contract.
Michel is one of three suspected middlemen whom Indian investigative agencies believe brokered the agreement. He was arrested on December 22, 2018, after he was extradited from the United Arab Emirates.
He was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate.
The CBI is looking into the corruption allegations in the AgustaWestland case, while the ED is looking into alleged money laundering linked to it. The CBI alleges that the deal caused a loss of 398.21 million euros, or Rs 2,666, to the exchequer.
In his petition before the High Court, Michel challenged a trial court order dated August 7, 2025, that rejected his application...