The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted bail to alleged middleman Christian Michel James in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland money laundering case. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma granted the reprieve to James after the order on his bail plea was reserved on February 28. Details of the order are awaited. The Supreme Court previously granted bail to the British national in a related CBI case on February 18. Probe agencies reported irregularities in the purchase of 12 VVIP helicopters from Italian manufacturing company AgustaWestland. The ED's counsel opposed Michel's plea, saying the British national did not meet the "twin tests" for grant of bail under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and was a flight risk. Michel's lawyer sought the relief on grounds that he had already spent a substantial amount of time in custody. He earlier submitted while the anti-money laundering law has a maximum punishment of seven years, he spent over six years in jail. James was extradited from Du