A Juvenile, who had allegedly run over a 32-year-old man with his father’s Mercedes, on Tuesday succeeded in securing a bail in his third attempt from Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) for appearing in entrance examinations. The minor also claimed that he is in depression as he is away from his family.
The JJB had rejected the bail application of the boy, observing that he was a repeat offender. He had been earlier challaned in another case of rash driving.
The court had also observed that this incident is an outcome of bad parenting. It added the parents themselves did not have any regard for the law.
At the time of the incident, the accused minor was driving at a speed of 80 Km per hour. The court had also cited three previous occasions on which the teenager was challaned i.e. February 25, 2014, September 19, 2014, and June 17, 2015.
Seeking bail for their son, the parents of Mercedes Hit and run accused on Saturday claimed that he has to apply for admissions in universities and thus should be granted bail.
While hastily driving a car on April 4, the teenager allegedly killed 32-year-old marketing executive Siddharth Sharma by hitting him with his car when the victim was crossing the road in Delhi’s Civil lines area. The accused was charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder. Interestingly, the minor was about to turn 18 four days after the incident.