Juvenile In Pune Porsche Crash Case Granted Bail, Custody Handed Over To Kin

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted bail to the juvenile accused in the Pune Porsche car accident case. The court ordered that the minor be released into the care and custody of his paternal aunt, and mandated the continuation of his sessions with a psychologist.

The minor's aunt had approached the High Court, alleging unlawful detention of the minor in an observation home. According to ANI, the High Court today granted bail to the minor.

A bench comprising Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande observed that sending a minor to an observation home after granting bail nullifies the purpose of bail.

"Two people have lost their lives. There was trauma, but the child was also in trauma," the court remarked, according to an Economic Times report.

The minor had been sent to an observation home following his initial bail in the high-profile Porsche crash case.

The Pune Porsche crash, in which the minor was allegedly driving, resulted in the deaths of two techies on May 19.

This case shocked the nation after Juvenile Justice Board member L. N. Danwade granted bail to the minor with conditions, including writing a 300-word essay on road safety.

The teen was initially granted bail within 15 hours of his arrest, with conditions such as writing a 300-word essay on road safety. This bail order caused public outrage, prompting the police to seek its amendment.

Consequently, the bail order was modified, and the teen, along with his parents and grandfather, who faced charges of bribery and falsifying blood tests, was sent to remand.

Last week, the teen's aunt filed a habeas corpus plea, arguing that the remand order violated applicable laws.

In a previous hearing, the High Court had questioned the legality of the minor's remand after bail had been granted.