Archive · 18 Aug 2026
Bombay HC cancels bail of Goa nightclub fire accused
A nightclub in Goa called Birch by Romeo Lane caught fire on December 6, 2025.
The fire was very serious, and 25 people died.
Fifty other people were hurt in the fire.
The people who owned and ran the club were charged in connection with the fire.
They were allowed to leave jail while waiting for the case, which is called bail.
The prosecution said the owners were careless and did not follow safety rules.
A judge named Dr Neela Gokhale cancelled their bail.
The owners now have two weeks to surrender to the trial court.
They are allowed to ask for bail again.
The court also looked at charges that the owners used fake documents to get permission to run the club.
The Bombay High Court cancelled the bail granted to the owners and a business partner of Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Goa.
A fire at the nightclub on December 6, 2025, killed 25 people, including five tourists, and injured 50.
The accused - Saurav Luthra, Gaurav Luthra, and Ajay Gupta - were partners in M/s Being GS Hospitality Arpora LLP, which operated the club.
Trial court bail had been granted in April; Justice Dr Neela Gokhale cancelled it and gave the accused two weeks to surrender.
The court allowed five applications, including two in the forgery case related to obtaining permissions for the nightclub.
- Who
- Saurav Luthra, Gaurav Luthra, and Ajay Gupta, partners in the firm running Birch by Romeo Lane; the order was passed by Justice Dr Neela Gokhale of the Bombay High Court at Goa.
- What
- The High Court cancelled the bail the nightclub owners and business partner had received, ordering them to surrender within two weeks and granting liberty to seek fresh bail.
- When
- Bail was cancelled on Tuesday, August 18; the fire occurred on December 6, 2025, and the trial court had granted bail in April.
- Where
- Arpora, Goa, where the nightclub is located; the order was passed by the Goa bench of the High Court.
- Why
- The prosecution challenged the bail, alleging serious offences including culpable homicide, gross criminal negligence, disregard for human life, and failure to follow statutory and safety norms.
Prosecution
Accused
Bail in the nightclub fire case
Prosecution
The prosecution argued the offences are serious, alleging gross criminal negligence, disregard for human life, and failure to adhere to statutory and safety norms in connection with the deaths of 25 people.
Accused
The accused had received bail from the trial court in April and were granted liberty by the High Court to file a fresh bail application before the trial court.
- Nightclub
- Birch by Romeo Lane
- Location
- Arpora, Goa
- Fire date
- December 6, 2025
- Casualties
- 25 dead (including five tourists), 50 injured
- Accused
- Saurav Luthra, Gaurav Luthra, Ajay Gupta
- Operating firm
- M/s Being GS Hospitality Arpora LLP
- Court order
- Bail cancelled; surrender within two weeks; liberty to seek fresh bail
- Charges
- Booked under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, acts endangering human life, negligent conduct with fire, forgery, and criminal conspiracy
