A lawyer representing the underage defendant in Pune's Porsche car crash case submitted an application to the Juvenile Justice Board on Thursday, stating that his client was unable to gain admission to a Delhi management institute due to the requirement of a no objection certificate (NOC) from the board.
However, the defense lawyer later retracted the plea.
In the application, the 17-year-old boy, who was allegedly driving the Porsche that collided with two IT engineers on motorcycles in May, expressed his desire to enroll in a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) program at the Delhi-based institution. Special Public Prosecutor Shishir Hiray confirmed that the defense's application indicated the child in conflict with the law was unable to secure admission due to the institute's insistence on obtaining an NOC from the board, given the ongoing case against him.
"I responded that education was everyone's right guaranteed by the Constitution & he (minor accused) must get admission," he said.
The institute initially admitted the teenager, whose father is a well-known builder in Pune, but subsequently canceled the admission and requested a no objection certificate (NOC) from the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB), which is overseeing his case.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ganesh Ingale, the investigating officer, noted that the defense sought guidance from the JJB regarding the admission issue but later withdrew the application. "The defense stated that they no longer wish to pursue admission at the Delhi institute and that the teenager now intends to enroll in a college in Pune," he explained.
The teen driver was allegedly under the influence of alcohol when his luxury car struck two IT professionals, including a woman, in the upscale Kalyani Nagar area during the early hours of May 19, resulting in their deaths.
In June, the police submitted their final report to the JJB, outlining all evidence against the 17-year-old boy in connection with the crash. By July, a chargesheet was filed against seven individuals linked to the accident in a Pune court, including the minor's parents.
The boy's parents, along with two doctors and a staff member from Sassoon General Hospital, were accused of swapping the minor's blood samples with those of his mother after the incident. Two other individuals are alleged to have acted as intermediaries between the father and the doctors to facilitate financial transactions for the blood sample exchange, as detailed in the chargesheet.
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