Ed opposes Christian Michel’s bail for Agustawestland; The High Court of Delhi reserves the judgment

The High Court of Delhi reserved a decision in Pleadoaria for bail, filed by the British weapons counselor Christian James Michel on Friday in case of money laundering registered by the Execution Directorate (ED) in the case of Chopper Agusta Westland.

“Reserved,” Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma He said after hearing the advice that appears for Michel, as well as the central probe agency.

The lawyer who appeared for Michel claimed that Michel’s passport has already expired and has already spent more than six years in prison, stressing that PMLA has a maximum penalty of seven years.

However, Ed’s lawyer claimed that the time spent by Michel in Dubai cannot be treated as part of the period spent by him in the effective custody suffered under PMLA. In addition, it was argued that the twin conditions for bail are in accordance with section 45 of PMLA have not been met in this case. “The Supreme Court considered it a flight risk,Added the lawyer.

Earlier, Ed claimed that, although the Apex Court recently granted Michel’s bail in the predicate crime being investigated by the CBI, the money washing under PMLA demanded the satisfaction of the Twin test that was not satisfied.

Michel was Previously refused the bail In the cases of CBI and ED in connection with the alleged scam by a coordinated bank of 2022. He was arrested in December 2018 after being extradited from Dubai. It is called “intermediary” for the alleged illegal transactions that took place in the Vvip Chopper scam.

The CBI claimed that there was an estimated loss of 398.21 million euros (approximately 2666 crore) compared to Exchequer in the agreement that was signed on February 8, 2010 for the supply of VVIP chopts of 556,262 million euros.

Ed then deposited an action sheet against Michel in June 2016, claiming he received EUR 30 million (approximately 225 Crore RS) from Agustawestland.

Case title: Christian Michel James v. Ed