NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday asked the alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland case Christian Michel to approach the Delhi High Court (HC) to seek interim bail. Michel had appealed for bail to the apex court citing exposure to the coronavirus infection (covid-19) in prison.
The plea was heard by a two-judge bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud and MR Shah through video-conferencing. The bench asked the Delhi HC to consider the interim bail plea.
The application refers to the recent SC direction, which had asked each state/union territory to constitute a high-powered committee “to determine which class of prisoners can be released on parole or an interim bail for such period as may be thought appropriate.” This order was passed to curtail the spread of covid-19 in prisons, which are over crowded.
