Pune Police have approached the sessions court challenging the Juvenile Justice Board’s decision not to try the 17-year-old accused in the fatal May 2024 Porsche crash as an adult. The accident killed two people in Pune’s Kalyani Nagar. Police argue the JJB order was flawed, sparking fresh debate over leniency and influence.
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Crashed Porsche Car in Pune. Image/File Pic
The famous Pune Porsche case now observes a recent development as Pune Police moves an application in the sessions court, which challenges the Juvenile Justice Board. The application moved by Pune Police in the sessions court in Pune, seeks a challenge against the Juvenile Justice Board's (JJB) decision to reject their plea to try the 17-year-old accused in the fatal Porsche car crash as an adult, said Special Public Prosecutor Shishir Hiray on Wednesday.
With all efforts being made by the Pune Police to put the accused on trial as an adult, finally, the Pune police administration has moved an application in the court of law.
Special Public Prosecutor Shishir Hiray, representing the state in the case, said that “ The prosecution argued before the court that the JJB's decision was flawed. We filed the application in the sessions court on August 7. Once it is listed, a hearing date will be fixed," as cited by news agency ANI.
To contest the Juvenile Justice Board’s order, the Pune Police administration successfully secured the necessary approval from the district magistrate. Soon after getting the approval, the police approached the sessions court to contest the JJB order.
Earlier during the last month, the JJB turned down the police's application, ruling that the offence did not fall under the category of a "heinous crime".
The incident occurred in the early hours of May 19, 2024, when a luxury Porsche car, driven by the accused juvenile, rammed into a motorcycle near Kalyani Nagar in Pune. The fatal crash resulted in the untimely deaths of two young individuals, identified as Ashwini Koshta and Aneesh Awadhia, both from Madhya Pradesh. The juvenile who was allegedly responsible for drunk driving and various other offences was taken into custody but later given bail by the Juvenile Justice Board. However, the condition of the bail granted by the Juvenile Justice Board created huge controversy; the Pune Police now seeks to examine the accused as an adult.
It was also reported that the minor driver who was driving the Porsche car was allegedly served alcohol at a restaurant and bar despite being underage. The incident sparked widespread outrage and controversy over the alleged leniency shown to the accused and the influence of apolitical connections.
Also, the parents of the juvenile driver allegedly bribed the doctors to swap his blood samples with those of his mother and similarly, at the government-run hospital in Pune, after the incident.
(With inputs from ANI)
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