New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to Christian James Michel in the AgustaWestland case being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation, taking exception to the agency's failure to begin trying the case.

Michel, who was extradited to India from Dubai in December 2018 is also in custody in a separate criminal case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate. He require bail in the ED case as well to be released from jail. His bail plea in the Delhi High Court is tentatively listed on Wednesday.

Deciding his bail plea, a bench of justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said, "This is the worst kind of incarceration where CBI has not completed t...