Overview
- Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan granted bail to Dr. Ajay Aniruddha Taware, accused of facilitating the swapping of blood samples to produce a nil alcohol report.
- The bench cited parity with co-accused already released this month after lengthy pretrial custody, extending a trend of top‑court relief in the case.
- Prosecution materials allege doctored records and a Rs 3 lakh bribe routed through intermediaries at Sassoon Hospital to conceal alcohol consumption by minors in the car.
- The May 19, 2024 crash in Pune’s Kalyani Nagar killed IT professionals Anis Awadhiya and Ashwini Koshta, with charges spanning IPC offences and the Prevention of Corruption Act.
- The Supreme Court a day earlier issued notice on the bail plea of the minor’s father, Vishal Agarwal, declined interim relief, and set the matter for hearing in March after seeking the state’s response.