Supreme Court cancels Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre's bail in doctor assault case
The Supreme Court of India has cancelled the bail of Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre, who is accused of assaulting medical staff at a hospital. The court emphasized that the medical fraternity must be protected from such violence.
Why it matters
The ruling underscores the judiciary's commitment to protecting healthcare workers and maintaining public order in medical facilities.
The Supreme Court has cancelled the bail granted by the Bombay High Court to Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre, who is accused of assaulting a doctor at a civic hospital. The court also stayed the High Court order granting him bail on a plea filed by the Maharashtra government.While cancelling Mhatre’s bail, the Supreme Court said the message should go “loud and clear” that the medical fraternity cannot be touched.A court in Maharashtra had framed charges against Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre and four others over the assault of doctors, including a female doctor, and nurses at Dombivli’s Shastri Nagar Municipal Hospital following a dispute over the treatment of a pregnant woman on July 6.Mhatre, along with Pramod Nikam, Ramesh Pawar, Akshay Karande and Sadhana Karande, appeared before Fast-Track Court Judge N P Vasade two days after police filed a 1,832-page chargesheet in the case.The accused have been charged under…
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