NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has dismissed the interim bail plea filed by alleged middleman Christian Michel in the AgustaWestland case. "As regards the apprehension of the petitioner being infected by covid-19 pandemic, it may be noted that the petitioner is lodged in separate cell with only two other prisoners and thus, is not in a barrack or dormitory where there are number of prisons.
It is not the case of the petitioner that any of the two inmates residing with him are suffering from covid-19 pandemic. Hence, the apprehension of the petitioner also because of the vulnerable age and overcrowding in jail that he is likely to contact covid-19 which may be detrimental to his health, is unfounded," the order said. "Hence, at this stage,