Pune Police to Challenge HC Order for Juvenile Release in Fatal Porsche Crash

Pune police plan to appeal to the Supreme Court against the Bombay High Court's order to release a 17-year-old involved in a fatal Porsche accident. The boy was initially detained in an observation home following public outcry. The police allege the teen was driving under the influence, leading to two fatalities.

Pune police are preparing to appeal to the Supreme Court regarding the Bombay High Court's decision to release a 17-year-old boy implicated in a fatal Porsche car crash in May, a senior official disclosed on Monday.

On June 25, the High Court ordered the immediate release of the teenager, citing the illegality of the Juvenile Justice Board's (JJB) earlier decision to remand him to an observation home. The court emphasized the need for strict adherence to juvenile justice laws.

The 17-year-old, who had received bail just hours after the May 19 accident, was subsequently sent to the observation home in Pune three days later in response to public outrage. Following the HC's order last week, the boy was released from custody and placed under his paternal aunt's care. The petition for his release had been filed by the aunt, who argued that the detention was illegal.

Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar confirmed on Monday that Pune police would contest the HC's directive. According to the police, the teenager was reportedly intoxicated while driving his father's luxury car when he struck a two-wheeler in Pune's Kalyani Nagar area on May 19, killing two IT professionals.

In the aftermath of the accident, the boy's parents and grandfather are currently incarcerated on various charges, including the alleged swapping of his blood samples and the alleged abduction and wrongful confinement of a family driver. The abduction reportedly involved coercing the driver into falsely admitting responsibility for the accident.

A Pune court is expected to rule on the bail plea of the boy's father and grandfather on charges related to the driver's alleged kidnapping.

Following his initial bail granted on the day of the accident, the Juvenile Justice Board had instructed the boy to remain under the supervision of his parents and grandfather while also mandating that he write a 300-word essay on road safety. However, the swift bail and lenient conditions sparked public outrage, prompting the police to seek an amendment of the bail terms. On May 22, the board ordered the teenager's custody and remanded him to the observation home.

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