Porsche crash: Father, grandfather of Pune teen granted bail in kidnapping case
A Judicial Magistrate (First Class) granted bail to the 17-year-old boy's father, a prominent builder, and his grandfather, who were arrested in May-end.
The father and grandfather of a teen allegedly involved in the Porsche car accident in Pune were granted bail in a case of kidnapping and wrongful confinement of a family driver.
Advocate Prashant Patil, a defence lawyer, informed that his clients were granted bail by the court in the alleged kidnapping and wrongful confinement case.
"My clients will cooperate with the investigative agency and shall abide by stringent (bail) conditions of the court," Patil said.
The juvenile's parents and grandfather are in jail in two different cases pertaining to the incident – the alleged swapping of blood samples of the boy and the alleged kidnapping and wrongful confinement of the family driver, who was threatened to take the blame that he was behind the wheels when the accident took place.
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The juvenile was released from the observation home and his custody was handed over to his paternal aunt following the high court's order last week. The Pune police are planning to approach the Supreme Court against the Bombay HC order, reported PTI quoting Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar.
The teen was allegedly drunk and driving the luxury car belonging to his father, a real estate businessman, when it hit a two-wheeler in the Kalyani Nagar area of Pune in the early hours of May 19, killing two IT professionals.
There was outrage soon after the incident as the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) granted the 17-year-old bail the same day, ordering that he be placed under the care and supervision of his parents and grandfather, and instructing him to write a 300-word essay on road safety.
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However, the bail order was amended amid public anger, and the juvenile was sent to an observation home in Pune, where he has been detained since. Pooja Jain, the juvenile’s paternal aunt, approached the court on June 14, seeking his immediate release.
The teen’s parents were arrested for their suspected role in swapping of blood samples of the juvenile. The minor’s mother on June 1admitted to evidence tampering, saying she switched his blood samples to conceal the fact that he was inebriated.
With PTI inputs