Team Goemkarponn
PANAJI: The High Court of Bombay in Goa has quashed the chargesheet against five executives of Zuari Agro Chemicals Limited (ZACL) in the 2022 blast case that killed three workers, which is a significant relief for them.
The authorities were accused of causing death by negligence in accordance with Section 304-A of the Indian Penal Code.
In a criminal writ suit, Govind Lotlikar, Deepak Usgaonkar, Rohit Shirate, Saish Bichokar, and Mahesh Prabhudessai have petitioned to the High Court to have the charge sheet quashed.
Three laborers lost their lives in a blast in the ZACL plant’s under-maintenance ammonia tank on May 3, 2022.
In a criminal writ petition, the petitioners Govind Lotlikar, Deepak Usgaonkar, Rohit Shirate, Saish Bichokar, and Mahesh Prabhudessai asked for the chargesheet to be quashed.
Three workers perished in a blast in the ZACL plant’s under-maintenance ammonia tank on May 3, 2022.
According to the charge document, the accused was responsible for overseeing the contracted workers performing maintenance tasks, such as opening the condensate tank’s manhole lid.
The authorities said that the workers used the incorrect instruments, which caused the explosion, because the accused failed to provide supervision. It said that “the accused endangered the life of other workers working in the vicinity by failing to supervise.”
