Update | 3:12 p.m. PARIS — A Swiss court on Wednesday granted bail to the filmmaker Roman Polanski, who was being detained as he fights extradition to the United States to face sentencing on child-sex charges.  The Swiss Federal Criminal Court granted Mr. Polanski’s appeal against detention in exchange for 4.5 million Swiss francs, or $4.5 million, together with other guarantees like the surrender of his identity papers to ensure he does not leave the country, the federal tribunal said.  The three judges of the court estimated that the bail amount was a substantial portion of Mr. Polanski’s fortune and that given his “advanced age” — he is 76 — the “possibility of re-accumulation of fortune in this amount would not be certain.”  The court considered the bail and the supporting measures “as being sufficient to avert the risk of flight,” it said.  The Justice Ministry has 10 days during which it can submit an appeal to the Swiss Federal Supreme Court. But the justice minister, Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, told Swiss television that she could see no reason to appeal the decision, Reuters reported.  “I think Swiss Federal Criminal Court had its good reasons,” she told the Swiss national broadcaster.  A spokesman for the ministry, Folco Galli, described those remarks as a ‘‘first reaction’’ and said an official decision would be made ‘‘quickly,’’ within the 10-day period.  If the justice ministry does not appeal, Mr. Polanski would be allowed to leave his jail cell and remain under house arrest and electronic monitoring at his holiday chalet in the mountain resort of Gstaad.  Mr. Polanski’s lawyer Hervé Temime told the French daily Le Figaro this month that the film director would not agree voluntarily to being extradited to the United States. (Mr. Polanski’s lawyers in California refuted Mr. Temime’s statement, saying that he did not speak for Mr. Polanski on the question of extradition.) Earlier, another of his lawyers, Georges Kiejman, had floated the idea of a possible return in interviews, during which he also said Mr. Polanski had health problems.  Mr. Polanski has been wanted in the United States since fleeing the country in 1978 while awaiting sentencing for having unlawful sex in California a year earlier with a 13-year-old girl. He pled guilty to that charge as part of an agreement with prosecutors that allowed him to avoid charges including rape and sodomy.  An international warrant for his arrest was issued in 2005 for the crime, which is not covered by the statute of limitations.  He was detained in Zurich on Sept. 26 after traveling from his home in France to collect an award at the city’s film festival. Swiss justice authorities have said that they acted according to a mandate from the United States, which provided Bern with Mr. Polanski’s travel details.  The case caused a furor in Europe, where a number of figures from the political and cultural world lined up to oppose the extradition.  The ruling Wednesday is not expected to affect the Swiss government’s ongoing assessment of whether it should extradite Mr. Polanski to the United States.  Mr. Polanski’s French lawyers did not immediately return calls on Wednesday seeking comment. One of the lawyers, Mr. Temime, told Le Figaro this month that Mr. Polanski would not agree voluntarily to being extradited to the United States.
The Swiss Criminal Court said it still considered Mr. Polanski a high flight risk, but that his new bail offer of $4.5 million was significant enough to offset those concerns.