US EditionPune Porsche Case: 17-Year-Old Accused to Be Tried as Juvenile
PUNE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, JUL 15 – The Juvenile Justice Board ruled the 17-year-old accused will be tried as a juvenile despite prosecution calls for adult trial; nine others remain in custody over evidence tampering.
- On July 15, 2025, the Juvenile Justice Board in Pune rejected the police's plea to try a 17-year-old accused of a Porsche crash as an adult, deciding he will be tried as a juvenile.
- The incident occurred on May 19, 2024, when the accused was allegedly driving intoxicated and fatally hit two IT professionals, leading police to seek adult trial for the minor amid suspected evidence tampering.
- The accused’s blood samples were allegedly swapped with his mother's at Sassoon Hospital, and further attempts to tamper evidence at Aundh Hospital were reportedly unsuccessful despite interference by the accused's family and others.
- The Bombay High Court declared earlier orders remanding the minor to an observation home illegal, ordering his immediate release and affirming full implementation of juvenile law protections.
- Authorities arrested 10 people including the minor’s parents and hospital staff on various charges, while trials continue against others, highlighting ongoing legal scrutiny and debate on juvenile justice application in this case.
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Why 17-yr-old Pune Porsche crash driver, who killed 2, won’t be tried as adult
The Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) dismissed the Pune city police’s application for the minor accused in the Porsche car crash in Pune last year that killed two techies to be tried as an adult. The boy, who was 17 years old at the time, allegedly hit the bike of the victims while driving his father’s car in an inebriated state. What does India’s law say about trying minors as adults?
Pune Porsche case: Juvenile Justice Board rejects police plea, 17-year-old accused to be tried as minor
Pune Porsche crash latest news: The prosecution had argued that the 17-year-old accused in the Pune Porsche case had committed a ‘heinous offence’ and was driving the car after consuming liquor despite knowing its consequences
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Pune, Jul 15 (PTI) The Juvenile Justice Board on Tuesday rejected the Pune police’s plea seeking that a 17-year-old boy accused of driving a Porsche car in an inebriated state and mowing down two persons last year be treated as an adult for the trial in the case. The incident, which hit national headlines, took […]
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The Juvenile Justice Board on Tuesday said the 17-year-old boy accused of driving a Porsche car in an inebriated state and mowing down two people last year in Pune will be tried as a juvenile.
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