The Supreme Court has granted bail to Vishal Agarwal, the father of the minor accused in the 2024 Pune Porsche crash case, which killed two people.
The court observed that the allegation that Agarwal sought to swap his son's blood sample to save him reflects the mindset of society, but it cannot be a ground to curtail his liberty.
Agarwal has been in custody for 22 months and was granted bail on the condition that he would cooperate with the trial and not influence the witnesses or tamper with evidence.
The court noted that similar relief has been granted to other co-accused in similar cases and that Agarwal's lawyers pointed out that the other accused have been granted bail and there cannot be punishment before conviction.
The state and the victim's family opposed the bail, but the court granted it subject to the terms and conditions of the trial court.
