India, March 4 -- The Delhi high court on Tuesday granted bail to Christian James Michel in the money laundering case linked to the controversial AgustaWestland chopper deal.

Tuesday's verdict by justice Swarana Kanta Sharma entitles the British national to walk out of jail since he has already been granted bail by the Supreme Court in the case being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Michel was extradited from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in December 2018 and has been in custody since then.

The Supreme Court granted bail to Michel on February 19 in the case investigated by CBI. "This is the worst kind of incarceration where CBI has not completed trial despite filing two charge sheets and documents relied by you hav...