Goa nightclub forgery case: Court grants bail to Luthra Brothers

A magistrate court at Mapusa, Goa on Wednesday granted bail to brothers Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra in a forgery case linked to a fire accident that took place in a nightclub Birch by Romeo Lane, in Arpora village, North Goa. 

The Court granted bail to the brothers on a bond of ₹50,000 each. It also directed that they must not tamper with witnesses or evidence and cannot leave the country without prior permission of the court. 

The order was pronounced today by a judicial magistrate first class. A detailed order is expected shortly.

After the nightclub fire, a first information report (FIR) was registered alleging that the Luthras forged a health officer's no-objection certificate (NOC) to obtain an excise licence for their nightclub. 

The Mapusa police took the brothers into custody after an additional sessions judge rejected their anticipatory bail application in late March.

The Luthra brothers are also the prime accused in the case registered on the fire tragedy of December 6, which claimed 25 lives and injured over 50 others. 

They had been granted bail in the fire case by a sessions court in Mapusa. However, they continued to remain in judicial custody solely due to the forgery FIR. With this order, the brothers can now be released from prison. 

The Luthra brothers were represented by Advocates Parag Rao, Vaibhav Suri and Saud Khan of SKRB Law Offices, Delhi.