After being probed by the Juvenile Justice Board on Monday, the minor accused in the hit and run case has now been sent in the custody of Police Welfare Officer for two days.
Earlier, the father of the accused juvenile was also arrested and later released on a personal bail bond of
Rs 1 lakh. After the
court stated that the prosecution has failed to show grounds for extending the custody of the father.
The juvenile was apprehended and handed over to the Juvenile Justice
Officer and was kept at a juvenile home for a day before being produced in Juvenile Justice Board.
The incident happened on April 4 when the deceased, Sidharth Sharma, was crossing the road near ludlow Castle School in North Delhi’s Civil lines area when a Mercedes hit him.
The Delhi Police on Sunday arrested the juvenile’s father under section 304 of IPC (culpable homicide not amounting to murder). It has also come in the light that juvenile is a repeat offender. A case of rash driving and causing death by negligence was registered at the Civil lines Police Station.
The Class 12 student, who was allegedly driving the Mercedes, was arrested under laws for underage offenders but later released on bail. The teen was on a night out with six friends.