India, Feb. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to British national Christian Michel James, an accused in the Rs.3,600-crore AgustaWestland 'scam' case.

The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta observed that Christian Michel James was in custody for the past six years while the investigation in the matter was still underway.

The Supreme Court said Christian Michel James would be released on bail, subject to terms and conditions decided by the trial court.

The Supreme Court on Monday had deferred to February 18 the bail hearing of Christian Michel James, alleged to be a 'middleman'.

The alleged AgustaWestland 'scam' pertains to the purchase of 12 VVIP helicopters from chopper design and manu...