Pune Porsche Crash: Juvenile Justice Board Adjourns Hearing till Sept 26

The Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) in Pune has adjourned the hearing on three applications related to the Porsche crash case until September 26, 2024.

The defence’s requests for the release of the impounded Porsche and the minor’s passport were also deferred.

The applications include the police’s plea to try the minor driver as an adult, alongside two defence pleas to release the seized Porsche and the minor driver’s passport, according to a Pune police official.

The hearing on all three applications was initially scheduled for Wednesday, during which the police were expected to file their reply to the defence’s application for the return of the car and passport, while the defence was to submit its response to the police’s application to try the minor accused as an adult in this case.

The JJB has obtained various assessment reports concerning the minor, and the defence has responded to the police’s plea. The hearing is now set for September 26, when the JJB is expected to consider the applications and make a decision.

Earlier, on August 22, a Pune court rejected the bail applications of six individuals accused of involvement in the alleged manipulation of blood samples in the Pune Porsche car crash case.

These accused were arrested by the Pune Crime Branch in connection with the alleged blood swapping of the minor accused. Special Public Prosecutor, Advocate Shishir Hiray, confirmed the rejection of the bail applications of the six accused.

In July, a case was registered by the Pune Crime Branch against the parents of the minor accused, doctors from Sassoon Hospital, and two others, for allegedly conspiring to tamper with evidence and manipulate the blood sample.

The case pertains to a May 19 incident in which a Porsche car, allegedly driven by a minor in an inebriated state, struck and killed two IT professionals in the Kalyani Nagar area of Pune. There was nationwide outrage after the JJB granted bail to the accused on lenient terms, including writing a 300-word essay on road safety. The case against the main accused, a minor, is ongoing before the Juvenile Justice Board.