Dombivli hospital assault case: Bail of Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre cancelled
The Bombay High Court has cancelled the bail of Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre, who was arrested for allegedly assaulting medical staff at a hospital in Dombivli. Mhatre has been ordered to surrender to authorities by July 19 or face further legal consequences.
Why it matters
This case highlights the legal system's response to violence against healthcare workers, a significant issue in India's public safety discourse.
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Saturday cancelled the bail granted to Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre and his aides in connection with the alleged assault on doctors, nurses and hospital staff at Shastri Nagar Hospital in Dombivli.Mhatre has been directed to surrender before authorities by 5 pm on Sunday, July 19, according to news agency ANI. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Ravindra Ghughe and Justice Gautam Ankhad took suo motu cognisance of the matter after a magistrate's court in Kalyan granted bail to Mhatre. The High Court stayed the lower court's order, citing the "gravity and seriousness of the issue and the perversity" noticed in the order. The matter will next be heard on July 22.
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