A day after the Juvenile Justice Board here granted bail to a teenager involved in a car accident that resulted in the deaths of two people, along with the requirement to write a 300-word essay, police announced on Monday their intention to seek permission from a higher court to prosecute him as an adult.

A senior official reported that the police have also registered a case against the teenager's father, a real estate developer. The 17-year-old allegedly drove a Porsche while intoxicated, striking two individuals on a motorbike in the Kalyani Nagar area around 3:15 am on Sunday, resulting in their deaths.

The teenager was brought before the Juvenile Justice Board, which granted him bail a few hours later. Additionally, the Board instructed him to visit the Regional Transport Office to familiarize himself with traffic regulations and to prepare a presentation for submission within 15 days. The order specified that the Child in Conflict with Law (CCL) must compose a 300-word essay addressing the topic of road accidents and proposing potential solutions.

Additionally, the board mandated that the youth be referred to an alcohol de-addiction center for counseling. However, the swift granting of bail in a case resulting in the deaths of two individuals has sparked criticism. According to the police, a case has been filed against the teenager under section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the Indian Penal Code, along with relevant sections of the Motor Vehicles Act.

In the early hours of Sunday, a group of friends were heading home on their motorbikes after attending a party. At the Kalyani Nagar junction, tragedy struck when a speeding Porsche collided with one of the motorcycles. The two riders, identified as Anis Awadhiya and Ashwini Costa, both 24-year-old IT professionals from Madhya Pradesh, succumbed to their injuries.

"On Sunday itself we had moved 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 is heinous, but the plea was rejected. We are now approaching the sessions court with the same plea," said Pune police commissioner Amitesh Kumar.

While awaiting the results of his blood report, initial investigations suggest that the juvenile was intoxicated at the time of the accident, as stated by the official.

"The CCTV footage of the bar clearly shows that the juvenile was consuming alcohol. There is no doubt that the juvenile was driving the car after consuming alcohol. We will be submitting all these facts to the court," commissioner Kumar said.

"We have also registered an offence against his father under sections 75 and 77 of the Juvenile Justice Act, and against the proprietors of the bar establishment for serving alcohol to an underage person. We have transferred the probe of these cases to the crime branch," he further said.