New Delhi, May 23 -- The Delhi High Court on Thursday modified the bail conditions for Christian James Michel, the British national accused in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam, clearing the way for his release from Tihar Jail. Michel had sought a change in the March 4 bail condition requiring him to surrender his passport and furnish a Rs.5 lakh surety bond. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma noted that Michel's continued incarceration due to his inability to furnish a surety, owing to his foreign nationality, would not serve the ends of justice. In a 17-page order, Justice Sharma replaced the earlier requirement of surety bond with a personal bond of Rs.5 lakh and a cash surety of Rs.10 lakh. She observed that imposing rigid bail conditions ...