The Bombay High Court has ordered the immediate release of a minor involved in a Porsche car crash that killed two IT professionals in Pune. The mother of one of the victims, Mamta Koshta, has appealed to the judges to understand the profound pain of losing a child. The court declared that the remand orders issued by the Juvenile Justice Board were illegal and beyond its jurisdiction. Despite the gravity of the crime, the court emphasized that the law mandates treating juveniles separately from adults.
In a major decision, the Bombay High Court has declared the remand orders passed by the Juvenile Justice Board in the case of a 17-year-old accused in a drunken driving case as 'illegal'. The court has directed the release of the minor boy, who was kept in a juvenile correctional home in Pune for over a month, into the custody of his paternal aunt. The court also questioned the jurisdiction of the JJB and pointed out that the boy's bail should have not been nullified by the remand orders.
In a recent development, the Bombay High Court has ordered the immediate release of a 17-year-old boy who was allegedly involved in the fatal accident that occurred last month in Pune. The court quashed the order issued by the Juvenile Justice Board as it was passed without proper jurisdiction. Despite the seriousness of the crime, the court upheld the principle of treating child offenders differently and emphasized on their rehabilitation.
The Bombay High Court has ruled that the remand order of a 17-year-old accused of fatally hitting two engineers while drunk driving is illegal and ordered his release. The court cited the absence of his parents and grandfather, who are currently in jail, as a reason for giving custody of the teenager to his aunt. However, after public outrage, the Juvenile Justice Board revised its order and placed him in an observation home until June 5th while considering the police's request to try the teen as an adult.
The Bombay High Court has ordered the immediate release of the juvenile accused in the Pune Porsche crash case, where two people were killed last month. The court has deemed the remand orders issued by the Juvenile Justice Board as illegal and directed the teen's custody to be handed to his paternal aunt. The court emphasized the need to consider the age of the accused and the primary objective of rehabilitation, despite the public outcry and political agendas surrounding the case.
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde met with the families of the two software engineers who lost their lives in a horrifying car crash involving a Porsche. He assured the grieving families that the case would be taken to a fast-track court for speedy justice. The tragedy, which claimed the lives of two young individuals, was acknowledged as a devastating and unfortunate event by the CM.
In an ongoing habeas corpus petition, the Bombay High Court questioned the Juvenile Justice Board's decision to remand the minor driver accused in the Pune Porsche accident case to an observation home. The court reserved judgement on the matter, noting that the remand nullified the effect of the minor's earlier bail. The fatal accident, which occurred in 2024, resurfaced after the minor was granted bail by the JJB on May 19, 2023, and subsequently remanded on May 22, 2024.
Shivani Agarwal, mother of a 17-year-old boy accused in a Porsche accident case in Pune, has been arrested for tampering with evidence. Earlier, the boy's blood sample was found to be replaced with that of a woman for an alcohol test at the Sassoon hospital, leading to speculation that it could be Shivani's. She has been apprehended for being present at the hospital during the blood sample swap and will be interrogated at 11:30 am. This arrest comes after doctors submitted their report on the incident to a probe panel formed by the Maharashtra medical education department.
In a shocking twist in the Pune Porsche crash case, the mother of the teenage accused has been arrested for allegedly swapping blood samples to prove her son's innocence. The incident, which occurred in Kalyani Nagar on May 19, resulted in the deaths of two techies. Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar stated that the minor's blood samples were replaced with those of his mother, leading to charges of evidence tampering. The accused teenager was allegedly driving drunk when his Porsche rammed into a two-wheeler, killing two engineers from Madhya Pradesh.
The case of a 17-year-old driving a Porsche that killed two people in Pune has taken a turn as it was discovered that the blood samples of the accused were manipulated by doctors. The teenager was initially released on bail, which caused public outrage and led to a revised order by the Juvenile Justice Board. The investigation found that two doctors and a staff member were bribed to swap the blood samples and falsify the results, possibly to exonerate the underage driver.