A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan issued a notice to the state government after the minor's father challenged an earlier order of the Bombay High Court denying him bail. The matter is scheduled to be heard on March 10
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The Pune Porsche car crash had triggered outrage in the country. File Pic
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Government of Maharashtra to respond to a bail plea filed by the father of the minor accused in the 2024 Pune Porsche crash case, news agency PTI reported.
A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan issued a notice to the state government after the minor's father challenged an earlier order of the Bombay High Court denying him bail. The matter is scheduled to be heard on March 10.
Pune Porsche accident: High-speed crash, 300-word essay, and a nationwide outrage
The case relates to an accident that took place on May 19, 2024, in Pune. A 17-year-old boy, allegedly under the influence of alcohol, was driving a Porsche when he fatally hit two IT professionals.
The incident triggered widespread public anger, especially after the minor was initially granted bail by the Juvenile Justice Board on what many considered lenient terms. One of the conditions required him to write a 300-word essay on road safety.
Following public outrage, Pune police approached the board to review its decision. The board later modified its order and sent the juvenile to an observation home. In June, the Bombay High Court ordered his release from the observation home.
On December 16, 2025, the Bombay High Court rejected the bail plea of the minor's father and the other accused persons in the case. The father then moved the Supreme Court challenging that decision.
The apex court has now sought the Maharashtra government’s response and will hear the matter next month.
Pune Porsche crash: Supreme Court grants bail to three accused
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court granted bail to three other accused in the case namely, Amar Santish Gaikwad, an alleged middleman, as well as Aditya Avinash Sood and Ashish Satish Mittal.
The court noted that they had been in custody for 18 months. While granting bail, the bench observed that in cases involving juveniles, parents should be held responsible if they fail to control their children.
On January 7 and 23, the court had also sought responses from the Maharashtra government on bail pleas filed by some of the accused.
Blood sample swapping allegations
Sood and Mittal, aged 52 and 37, were arrested on August 19 last year. Their blood samples were allegedly used in place of samples belonging to two minors who were in the car at the time of the accident.
In December, 2025, the Bombay High Court rejected the bail pleas of eight accused, including Gaikwad, Sood, and Mittal.
Apart from the minor, 10 people were sent to jail in connection with the alleged blood sample-swapping case. These include his parents, doctors Ajay Tawre and Shreehari Halnor, Sassoon hospital staffer Atul Ghatkamble, Sood, Mittal, and Arun Kumar Singh.
(With PTI Inputs)
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