Fire accident case: Telangana High Court grants conditional bail to Sigachi CEO

The Telangana High Court granted conditional bail to Sigachi Industries CEO Amith Raj Sinha in connection with the fatal fire accident at the company’s Pashamallaram unit, citing completion of investigation and filing of the charge sheet

Hyderabad: Justice K Sujana of the Telangana High Court on Tuesday granted conditional bail to Amith Raj Sinha, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Sigachi Industries, who is arrayed as Accused No.2 in connection with the fire accident at the company’s unit that resulted in the death of several workers.

Granting bail, the court directed that the petitioner be released on execution of a personal bond for Rs 1 lakh with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Sangareddy. The court also imposed conditions restraining him from tampering with prosecution evidence or influencing witnesses, and made it clear that violation of the conditions would entitle the prosecution to seek cancellation of bail.

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The case arises out of a complaint registered at BDL Bhanoor Police Station following a fire accident at the Sigachi Industries unit at Pashamylaram village on June 30, 2025.

The complaint alleged that despite repeated requests from workers to replace unsafe machinery, the management continued operations, resulting in an explosion and fire. While nine workers died on the spot, several others sustained grievous burn injuries, with more deaths reported during treatment.

Senior counsel S Niranjan Reddy appearing for the petitioner contended that Amith Raj Sinha had been falsely implicated solely on account of his designation and that no specific overt act was attributed to him. It was argued that the incident, though tragic, at best disclosed negligence or regulatory lapses and did not attract the ingredients of the offences alleged. He further submitted that the petitioner had cooperated with the investigation and that custodial interrogation was no longer required.

Opposing the plea, the Public Prosecutor submitted that inspection reports and findings of an expert committee indicated serious safety violations and knowledge of risk on the part of the management. It was contended that the incident resulted in large-scale loss of life and that granting bail would adversely affect the investigation and send a wrong signal.

After examining the material on record, Justice Sujana noted that the petitioner had been in custody since December 27, 2025, that the investigation had been completed, and that the chargesheet had already been filed. The court also took note of the fact that a separate case had been initiated under the Factories Act by the competent authorities.

Holding that further custodial interrogation was unnecessary, the court granted bail to the petitioner subject to conditions. Justice Sujana also granted anticipatory bails to independent and executive directors Rabindra Prasad Sinha, Bindu Vinodhan and Y Janardhana Reddy.

The court directed the directors who had filed anticipatory bail petitions to surrender before the Sangareddy court within two weeks.