Supreme Court Grants Bail in Pune Porsche Case
Analysis based on 7 articles · First reported Feb 18, 2026 · Last updated Feb 18, 2026
This event has no direct impact on financial markets. It is a legal development in a local crime case, primarily affecting the individuals involved and the public's perception of the justice system.
The India===Supreme Court of India granted bail to Ashpak Basha Makandar, an accused in the 2024 India===Pune Porsche accident case, on the grounds of parity. Makandar had been in jail for 20 months, and three other co-accused, Amar Santosh Gaikwad, Aditya Avinash Sood, and Ashish Satish Mittal, had already been granted bail. Makandar was accused of facilitating a criminal conspiracy to tamper with medical evidence by swapping blood samples of the minor occupants with those of their guardians at the hospital. The case stems from a May 19, 2024, incident in India===Pune's Kalyani Nagar, where a Porsche car allegedly driven by a 17-year-old under the influence of alcohol fatally struck two IT professionals. The juvenile's parents, Vishal Agarwal and Shivani Agarwal, along with doctors Ajay Tawre and Shreehari Halnor, and hospital staffer Atul Ghatkamble, are among those still in jail for their alleged involvement in the blood sample swapping.
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