Pune: State govt on Tuesday issued a notification terminating the services of two members of the Juvenile Justice Board in Pune for " misuse of power ". State commissioner for women and child development Prashant Narnaware told TOI on Wednesday, "The two members had faced an inquiry over the bail granted to the 17-year-old driver in the May 19 Porsche Taycan car crash with a condition of writing a 300-word essay on road safety, among other terms." He said a temporary charge would be given to other members in place of the two terminated members.
An advertisement would be released soon to fill up the vacancies, Narnaware said. The Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) consists of two members appointed by the women and child development department, while one member is selected by the judiciary. The members are appointed by the department for a period of three years.
Their appointment could be terminated if their conduct was not according to rules, Narnaware said. The notification stated that after holding an inquiry, the two members had been found guilty of misusing their powers vested under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children Act, 2015) and so the govt had terminated their appointment. On May 19, two software engineers were killed in Kalyaninagar after their bike was hit by the speeding Porsche Taycan car driven by the teenager, the son of a prominent builder in the city.
The case sparked national outrage after the JJB granted bail to the accused minor on bizarre condi.