Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 5 -- A Keralam court on Thursday rejected appeals seeking cancellation of bail granted to a 17-year-old boy accused of driving a luxury car into a scooter, killing a 55-year-old street food vendor in Kochi last month.

The Ernakulam Sessions Court upheld the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB)'s decision to grant bail to the teenager, whose father is an additional district judge.

The court was hearing appeals filed by the State and the victim's family challenging a JJB ruling granting bail to the teenager.

A Mercedes-Benz driven by the judge's minor son hit the two-wheeler near Cheranalloor at around 2.30am on October 25. Jayabalakrishnan, a resident of Manjali who ran a street food cart in the Chittor area, was thrown...