Members of the Juvenile Justice Board – specifically the two appointed by the Maharashtra government – have come under scrutiny over widely criticised bail terms for the 17-year-old teen who killed two people while drunk and driving his father’s Rs 2.5 crore Porsche.
A five-member committee led by the Deputy Commissioner of the state’s Women and Child Development department will inquire into the roles of Dr LN Danwade, who released the teen on bail within 15 hours of the horrific incident; the terms included writing a 300-word essay on road safety and depositing two bonds worth only Rs 15,000.
There are three members on the state’s Juvenile Justice Board; two are named by the Maharashtra government and the third is drawn from the judiciary. The five-person committee will check if applicable legal provisions were followed while granting bail.
A report will be submitted next week, Prashant Narnawre, the Commissioner of the Women and Child Development department, said.
