The alleged middleman in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland chopper deal, Christian Michel will be produced before a Delhi Court on Monday after the end of his five-day CBI custody.

The Patiala House Court had granted a five-day custody of Michel to the CBI. Citing sources, news agency ANI reported that CBI may demand a further custody of the alleged middleman when he is produced before the court.

Michel was extradited to India from Dubai on December 5 and was produced in the Patiala Court on the same day. 

Earlier on December 5, Special Public Prosecutor Advocate DP Singh who appeared for the CBI had asked for 14 days custody of Michel stating that they needed his custody to confront him with some important documents. Michel's counsel Aljo K Joseph, however, opposed it.

Michel had also moved a bail plea. The court, however, kept it pending.

The AgustaWestland chopper deal, finalised during the former UPA government had got mired in massive corruption allegations. Michel is being probed for having paid kickbacks worth over Rs 400 crore to Indian decision makers in the AgustaWestland scam, which involves allegations of bribery in the procurement of 12 VVIP helicopters, meant to ferry Indian PM, President and other important personalities. 

Michel was arrested in UAE last year on the basis of an Interpol notice and was out on bail. 

It was alleged that Michel had entered into a criminal conspiracy with co-accused persons, which included the then IAF chief SP Tyagi and his family members, and the public servants had abused their official positions by reducing service ceiling of the VVIPs helicopter from 6,000 metres to 4,500 metres.

The reduction in the ceiling made AgustaWestland eligible for contract worth 556.262 million Euros, which was awarded to it by the Defence Ministry on February 08, 2010, for procurement of 12 VVIP helicopters.

The deal signed in 2007 was scrapped in 2013 following the bribery allegations.