Porsche Case: Sessions Court Rejects Ban on Teen Driver’s Mother Entering Pune, Cites Family Responsibilities

Pune, 26th April 2025: A Pune sessions court on Friday ruled against imposing a restriction that would have barred the mother of the teenager involved in the May 2024 Porsche crash from entering Pune district, stating such a condition would not serve the cause of justice.

Additional Sessions Judge Kishor N Shinde dismissed the special prosecutor’s request to restrict her movement, citing her responsibility towards her two children and elderly in-laws. “Preventing her from entering Pune district would not be in the interest of justice,” the judge noted while finalizing the terms of her bail.

The hearing was conducted to decide the bail conditions after the Supreme Court granted the woman ad interim bail on April 22. Special public prosecutor Shishir Hiray had urged the court to include a condition barring her from Pune, but this was declined.

Judge Shinde laid down several other conditions for her release: the woman must submit a personal bond of ₹1 lakh along with one or two sureties, surrender her passport, and seek court permission before traveling abroad. She is also required to keep her phone’s tower location active and must not reveal her identity publicly for the next three months.

Further, the court ordered her to report every Wednesday between 11 am and 1 pm at the Yerawada police station and to check in with the investigating officer as well. She has also been instructed not to interfere with the evidence or influence any witness, and to submit identity and contact details of herself and two close relatives to the court.

Defence advocates Angad Singh Gill and Dhvani Shah, representing the accused, said, “All bail conditions have been complied with. Our client will be released from Yerawada Central Prison on Saturday, following the Supreme Court’s interim order.”

The woman is among the first of ten individuals arrested in connection with the alleged tampering of the blood sample reports of the teen driver and his two companions who were in the Porsche Taycan at the time of the fatal accident.

While granting bail earlier this week, the Supreme Court observed, “The appellant is the mother of the prime accused, a minor detained for causing the death of two people in a road accident. The allegations suggest she tried to manipulate evidence to shield her son. However, as a woman, she is entitled to relief under Section 437 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The chargesheet is already filed, and she has spent over 10 months in custody. Considering these factors, we grant her interim bail.”

The accident, which claimed two lives, triggered a high-profile investigation involving multiple allegations of evidence manipulation and legal impropriety.