On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, the Juvenile Justice Board announced that the 17-year-old boy charged with driving a Porsche while intoxicated and causing the deaths of two individuals last year in Pune will be tried as a juvenile.

The tragic event, which garnered national attention, occurred in the Kalyani Nagar area on May 19, 2024, leading to the fatalities of motorcycle-riding IT professionals Anish Awadhiya and his companion Ashwini Costa.

Pune Porsche car crash: A speeding vehicle, two fatalities, and an alleged cover-up. Illegal sections of a resort owned by the family of the accused juvenile demolished in Mahabaleshwar. Accused minor informs police he was driving under the influence.

Last year, the Pune police requested that the accused be tried as an adult, arguing that he committed a “heinous” crime, as not only did he cause the deaths of two people, but there were also attempts to manipulate the evidence.

On Tuesday, July 15, the Juvenile Justice Board dismissed the police’s request to classify the accused boy as an adult, according to the defense attorney.

The accused teenager was granted bail just hours after the incident on May 19 last year.

The lenient bail conditions, which included requiring the minor to compose a 300-word essay on road safety, sparked a nationwide outcry, leading to his placement in an observation home in Pune city three days later.

On June 25, 2024, the Bombay High Court ordered the immediate release of the boy, stating that the Juvenile Justice Board’s decision to remand him to an observation home was unlawful and that juvenile laws must be fully enforced.