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<\/div>\nThe teen who was at the wheel, son of a prominent realtor from the city,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
New Delhi: <\/b><\/p>\n
Two techies were killed after a speeding Porsche – being driven by a 17-year-old boy – hit their bike in Pune on Saturday. The incident has triggered massive anger,\u00a0with many blaming lax laws for deaths due to rash driving and minors on the wheels.<\/p>\n
The teen who was at the wheel, son of a prominent realtor from the city, is just four months short of 18 years – the minimum age required to legally drive a car.<\/p>\n
The teen’s father has been arrested. Additionally, the owners of a couple of bars where the minor was served alcohol have also been arrested.<\/p>\n
The minor was granted bail by the Juvenile Justice Board on conditions — he has to work with traffic police in Yerwada for 15 days, write an essay on accidents, undergo treatment for his drinking habit and take counselling sessions.<\/p>\n
In response to the bail decision, Pune Police have filed an application with the sessions court to try the juvenile as an adult.<\/p>\n
Charges Against Teen<\/strong><\/p>\n The teen would be tried and punished under Section 185 of the Motor Vehicles Act, which deals with drink driving offences.<\/p>\n The act states that drink driving is a criminal offense if a breath analyzer test reveals that the blood alcohol concentration of the driver of the motor vehicle is more than 30 mg per 100 ml.<\/p>\n For the first drink driving offence under the act, a person can get six months of jail and a fine of Rs 10,000. For a second offence, you could spend up to 2 years in jail and be fined Rs 15,000 (up from Rs 3,000). Repeat offenders might also face penalties related to their driving licenses.<\/p>\n Police are also trying to prove a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder where there is knowledge that the act could cause death.<\/p>\n Charges Against Teen’s Father<\/strong><\/p>\n A case has been filed against the teen’s father under Sections 75 and 77 of the Juvenile Justice Act. These sections pertain to willful neglect of a child and providing intoxicating substances to a minor, respectively.<\/p>\n The former deals with the willful neglect of a child, or exposing a child to mental or physical illnesses, for which punishment can stretch to a three-year jail term and a fine of Rs 1 lakh. The latter deals with supplying a child with intoxicating liquor, or any narcotics or drugs, unless prescribed by a qualified medical practitioner, and those convicted could face up to seven years in jail.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n