Overview
- A bench of Justices B. V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan sought the Maharashtra government's response to petitions by Ashish Mittal and Aditya Sood.
- Investigators allege the two businessmen provided their blood samples to substitute those of two minor occupants to conceal intoxication.
- The Bombay High Court on December 16, 2025 denied bail to eight accused, citing a strong prima facie case of conspiracy to tamper with prosecution evidence.
- Alleged wrongdoing includes forged medical certificates, false medico-legal register entries, and mislabelled blood samples tied to bribe payments.
- Mittal and Sood were arrested on August 19, 2025, in the probe stemming from the May 19, 2024 crash in Pune that killed two people and involved an unregistered Porsche Taycan allegedly driven by a 17-year-old.