New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to three accused in the 2024 Pune Porsche accident case that resulted in the deaths of two IT professionals, while making strong observations on parental accountability in incidents involving juveniles.
A bench comprising Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan remarked that parents must bear responsibility when minors are given access to vehicles and money without adequate supervision. The court said substance abuse was one concern, but allowing children to use luxury cars and funding their nightlife was unacceptable.
The top court’s order came while hearing bail pleas filed by accused persons linked to the alleged blood sample manipulation in the case. On January 23, the court had sought a response from the Maharashtra government on a bail application filed by Amar Santish Gaikwad, who is accused of acting as a middleman. Gaikwad, represented by advocate Sana Raees Khan, allegedly paid ₹3 lakh to a hospital staffer to facilitate the replacement of the juvenile accused’s blood sample.
The case dates back to May 19, 2024, when a Porsche car, allegedly driven by a 17-year-old boy under the influence of alcohol, hit and killed two IT professionals in Pune’s Kalyani Nagar area.
Earlier, on January 7, the Supreme Court had also sought the state government’s response on bail pleas filed by two other accused — Aditya Avinash Sood (52) and Ashish Satish Mittal (37). They were arrested in August last year after investigators alleged that their blood samples were used in tests connected to two minors who were in the vehicle at the time of the accident.
The Bombay High Court had rejected the bail pleas of eight accused, including Gaikwad, Sood and Mittal, on December 16, 2025.
The case had triggered nationwide outrage after the Juvenile Justice Board granted bail to the minor accused on lenient conditions, including writing a 300-word essay on road safety. Following public backlash, Pune Police sought a review of the order, leading the board to send the juvenile to an observation home. The High Court later ordered his release in June.
While the juvenile accused has since been released, several others — including his parents Vishal Agarwal and Shivani Agarwal, doctors Ajay Tawre and Shreehari Halnor, Sassoon Hospital staffer Atul Ghatkamble, and multiple alleged middlemen — were arrested and sent to jail in connection with the blood sample tampering case.
