India, June 24 -- The prosecution on Monday urged the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) to treat the teenager involved in the Porsche crash case as an adult, citing the "heinous" nature of the crime and the teenager's awareness of its consequences. The board is expected to deliver its verdict on July 15.

Final arguments were presented before Principal Magistrate Garima Bagrodia.

Special Public Prosecutor Shishir Hiray argued that the 17-year-old, referred to as Child in Conflict with Law (CCL), was driving under the influence of alcohol and has been booked under Indian Penal Code (IPS) Section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and Section 467 (forgery) for alleged tampering of blood samples.

"Both offences are punishable by ov...