The Juvenile Justice Board on Wednesday cancelled the bail order of the 17-year-old Pune teen who fatally knocked down two motorbike-borne techies in Kalyani Nagar on Sunday. He has been sent to observation home till June 5.
The parents of the accused can meet him twice a week for an hour.
Police argued in favour of the remand of the 17-year-old driver in front of the Juvenile Justice Board on the grounds that he is not safe outside as people will possibly attack him. The police also added that people will be safe if he is inside (the remand home).
Prashant Patil, the lawyer of the accused, on the other hand, told the JJB that the teen suffered from depression which is why he got into the habit of drinking.
Patil further said that a decision on whether to appeal the order will be taken after talking to the teen’s parents. “We will speak to the parents of the accused and decide whether we need to appeal or not by tomorrow evening,” he said.
The teen’s lawyer also noted that no arguments were made today in front of the JJB on the teen being tried as an adult.
Police will have to file a chargesheet within 30 days and it will be decided within three months if the 17-year-old will be tried as an adult, Patil said, adding that police will have to seek approval from the JJB if they want to question the teen.
Meanwhile, the father of the 17-year-old, Vishal Agarwal, a real estate developer, was sent to two days of police custody by a session court earlier in the day.
Ahead of the hearing, (JJB), Pune police added more sections against the 17-year-old accused. Apart from section 185 of the Motor Vehicle Act (driving by a drunken person), sections 184 (action against those who violate traffic rules through rash or dangerous driving), 119 (age limit in connection with the driving of motor vehicles) and 177 (general provision for punishment of offences) have been added.