PUNE CAR CRASH: 90-DAY PROCESS TO DETERMINE WHETHER TEEN SHOULD BE TRIED AS ADULT

A Juvenile Justice Board will decide whether or not the teenager involved in mowing down two people with his luxury race car earlier this week, should be tried as an adult, the lawyer representing the accused said.

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Addressing media persons here on Wednesday, Prashant Patil, lawyer of the accused said, "The Juvenile Justice Act has procedures to determine whether the accused Child in Conflict with Law (CCL) be considered a minor or an adult. It takes almost 90 days to conduct this procedure." "If a juvenile or CCL is arrested, investigative agencies must file a charge sheet within 30 days of the arrest to consider them as an adult. After the charge sheet is filed, a twomonth procedure follows, which includes psychological and social assessments along with a de-addiction test," he said.

According to the lawyer, the individual doesn't need to remain in rehabilitation for these procedures, as the investigation is carried out further.