Pune, a day after the Juvenile Justice Board granted bail to a teenager involved in a car accident that killed two people even though he was asked to write a "300-word essay", police said on Monday. That they would seek permission from the High Court to prosecute. Him as an adult.
The police have also registered a case against his real estate developer father, the senior officer said.
A Porsche car, allegedly driven by a 17-year-old teenager, who police claim was drunk, hit two people riding a motorcycle in Kalyani Nagar area here around 3.15 am on Sunday, killing them.
The teen was produced before the Juvenile Justice Board, which granted him bail after a few hours. It also directed them to visit the Regional Transport Office and study the traffic rules and submit a presentation to the Board within 15 days an essay of 300 words on the topic “CCL (Children in Conflict with Law) Road Accidents and their Will write.“Solution,” the order read.
The board also directed to send the youth to the Alcohol Dedication Center for counselling. However, there has been criticism of quick bail in a case in which two people died.
According to the police, a case has been registered against the youth under Section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the Indian Penal Code and sections of the Motor Vehicles Act.
A group of friends were returning on a motorcycle after a party around 3.15 am on Sunday when a speeding Porsche hit a motorcycle at Kalyani Naga Junction.Two riders – Anees Awadhiya and Ashwini Costa, both 24-year-old professionals and hailing from Madhya Pradesh – died due to their injuries.
"On Sunday itself, we had filed an application before the court (board) seeking permission to try the juvenile as an adult and send him to an observation home as the crime was heinous, but the petition was rejected. Now we are going to the sessions court. They are knocking on the door with the same plea,” said Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar.
He said his blood report has not been received yet but preliminary investigation revealed that the teenager was drunk at the time of the accident.Commissioner Kuma said, "The CCTV footage of the bar clearly shows that the teenager was consuming alcohol. There is no doubt that the teenager was driving the car after drinking alcohol. We will submit all these facts in the court. "
“We have registered an offense against her father under sections 75 and 7 of the Juvenile Justice Act and also against the owners of the BA establishment for serving liquor to an underage person. We transferred the investigation of these cases to the crime branch Is." he adds.
Section 75 deals with "willfully neglecting a child, or exposing a child to mental or physical illness", while Section 77 deals with supplying intoxicating liquor or drugs to a child.
The police showed professionalism while handling the case, Kumar claimed, adding, "The case was transferred to an ACP level officer and this is our attempt to make it an undeniable case. We will appoint a special counsel in this case."
The police have also registered a case against his real estate developer father, the senior officer said.
A Porsche car, allegedly driven by a 17-year-old teenager, who police claim was drunk, hit two people riding a motorcycle in Kalyani Nagar area here around 3.15 am on Sunday, killing them.
The teen was produced before the Juvenile Justice Board, which granted him bail after a few hours. It also directed them to visit the Regional Transport Office and study the traffic rules and submit a presentation to the Board within 15 days an essay of 300 words on the topic “CCL (Children in Conflict with Law) Road Accidents and their Will write.“Solution,” the order read.
The board also directed to send the youth to the Alcohol Dedication Center for counselling. However, there has been criticism of quick bail in a case in which two people died.
According to the police, a case has been registered against the youth under Section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the Indian Penal Code and sections of the Motor Vehicles Act.
A group of friends were returning on a motorcycle after a party around 3.15 am on Sunday when a speeding Porsche hit a motorcycle at Kalyani Naga Junction.Two riders – Anees Awadhiya and Ashwini Costa, both 24-year-old professionals and hailing from Madhya Pradesh – died due to their injuries.
"On Sunday itself, we had filed an application before the court (board) seeking permission to try the juvenile as an adult and send him to an observation home as the crime was heinous, but the petition was rejected. Now we are going to the sessions court. They are knocking on the door with the same plea,” said Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar.
He said his blood report has not been received yet but preliminary investigation revealed that the teenager was drunk at the time of the accident.Commissioner Kuma said, "The CCTV footage of the bar clearly shows that the teenager was consuming alcohol. There is no doubt that the teenager was driving the car after drinking alcohol. We will submit all these facts in the court. "
“We have registered an offense against her father under sections 75 and 7 of the Juvenile Justice Act and also against the owners of the BA establishment for serving liquor to an underage person. We transferred the investigation of these cases to the crime branch Is." he adds.
Section 75 deals with "willfully neglecting a child, or exposing a child to mental or physical illness", while Section 77 deals with supplying intoxicating liquor or drugs to a child.
The police showed professionalism while handling the case, Kumar claimed, adding, "The case was transferred to an ACP level officer and this is our attempt to make it an undeniable case. We will appoint a special counsel in this case."