New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The Supreme Court of India on Monday granted bail to three individuals accused of assisting in the alleged tampering of blood samples following the high-profile Pune Porsche crash of May 2024, which claimed the lives of two young software engineers.

A Bench comprising Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan ordered the release on bail of Aditya Sood, Ashish Mittal and Santosh Gaikwad, noting that all three had already spent 18 months in custody.

In its order, the Supreme Court observed that continued incarceration would cause undue prejudice to the accused, particularly given the nature of the allegations and the maximum punishment prescribed for the principal offence.

"Since there is no allegation against juveni...