Kochi Mercedes-Benz Crash: Juvenile Justice Board Grants Bail to 17-Year-Old Accused Amid Protests
Police said the teen had no prior criminal record and was not under the influence of alcohol when the crash killed a 55-year-old scooter rider.
- On Monday, the Juvenile Justice Board granted bail to the 17-year-old accused in Sunday's fatal Mercedes-Benz crash in Cheranalloor, even as police added a culpable homicide charge to the FIR.
- According to police, the teenager took his father's car without permission, striking a scooter on Container Road near Maraparambu at around 2.20 a.m. on Sunday.
- Victim Jayabalakrishnan, 55, died on the spot while returning from his eatery near Chittoor. Authorities initially released the accused on station bail, re-arresting him only after intense public protests.
- Kochi City Police Commissioner Kaliraj Mahesh Kumar is examining the legal aspects of arraigning the teenager's father, the vehicle's registered owner, while the victim's family continues demanding stricter action.
- The incident marks the second fatal crash involving a teenage driver in Kochi within two weeks, following an October 11 collision on the Airport-Athani road that killed three people.
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Juvenile Justice Board grants bail to teen driver in fatal Cheranalloor car crash in Keralam
Absence of any previous criminal antecedents was among grounds cited for granting bail. The decision has not gone down well with protesters demanding his arrest, who have been seeking action against the boy’s father, a judicial officer and the registered owner of the car
Kerala car crash case: Accused teen son of judge gets bail, as protests continue - tennews.in: National News Portal
Kochi, Oct 26 (IANS) The granting of bail by the Juvenile Justice Board to the 17-year-old son of an Additional District Judge accused of causing a fatal road accident in Cheranelloor in Kerala’s Kochi has triggered fresh protests by the victim’s family, who have refused to accept the decision. The teenager was taken into custody […] The post Kerala car crash case: Accused teen son of judge gets bail, as protests continue appeared first on tenne…
Kochi Mercedes-Benz Crash: Juvenile Justice Board Grants Bail To Minor Accused
The Juvenile Justice Board, Ernakulam on Monday (October 26) has granted bail to the 17-year-old minor, who was the driver of a Mercedes-Benz car that led to a fatal accident in Cheranaloor, Kochi on...
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