Big relief for Pune Porsche car crash accused: Bombay HC grants bail to juvenile, calls detention illegal

Bombay High Court on Tuesday ordered the release of the 17-year-old minor involved in the Pune Porsche accident case. While announcing the verdict, the High Court ruled that while the accident was unfortunate, the detention of the minor was illegal. The court also said that the minor will stay with his parental aunt since the minor's parents and grandfather are behind bars.

Bombay High Court grants bail to the juvenile accused in the Pune car accident case. pic.twitter.com/W6MRyW1OBJ

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What is the case all about?

The case sparked controversy when the 17-year-old accused was granted bail within a few hours of mowing down two engineers in Maharashtra’s Pune on May 19. The deceased, Anish Awadhiya and Ashwini Koshta, were both IT professionals and residents of Madhya Pradesh. While granting bail for the first time to the accused, the son of real estate developer Vishal Agarwal, the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) asked him to write a 300-word essay as the condition of bail, which initiated outrage among people.

Subsequently, after request review, the Juvenile Justice Board remanded the teen to the observation home. The parents of the accused are already in the police custody.

CCTV footage of teen while drinking

Police also confirmed the CCTV footage of the teenager drinking at the pub before the accident, adding that the teen was fully aware of his actions and parents had exposed him to danger.

While passing the order the court said that the juvenile is currently undergoing the care of a psychologist and the practice will be continued.