(1) Since the facts and issues involved in both these criminal petitions are one and the same, both these petitions are being disposed of by this common order.

(2) The brief facts of the cases are as follows:- The petitioner is the Managing Director of M/s.Chandak Laboratories (Pvt.) Ltd., situated at premises No.7-61, Kondamadugu Village, Bibinagar Mandal, Nalgonda District. The factory was established in the year 1985 arid started production of chemical products. The said factory has been covered under the provisions of the Factories Act, 1948 ('the Factories Act', for brevity). A huge fire accident had occurred on 27.09.2007 in the factory. Soon after receiving information, the fire service authorities took steps and one fire tanker was brought from Bhongir and as it was not sufficient, second fire tanker from Choutuppal was also brought to the spot. Subsequently, some other vehicles joined in fire fighting operation. The fire service personnel of A.P.Fire and Emergency Services Department, namely Sri M.Rameswara Rao, Lading Fireman, Sri G.Narsinga Rao, Fireman and Sri E.Vishnu Murthy, Fireman, sustained injuries while fire fighting operation and one R.Mahender Reddy, em