Supreme Court cancels Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre’s bail
The Supreme Court of India has stayed the bail granted to Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre, who is accused of assaulting doctors at a municipal hospital in Thane. The court emphasized that the medical fraternity must be protected from violence and ordered Mhatre to surrender within three days.
Why it matters
This ruling reinforces judicial protection for healthcare workers and sets a precedent for handling cases involving violence against medical professionals by public figures.
Asserting that the medical fraternity cannot be touched, the Supreme Court on Monday (September 28, 2026) stayed the Bombay High Court order granting bail to Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre who was accused of assaulting doctors at a municipal hospital in Thane district. The corporator was directed to surrender within three days.
A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta admitted the Maharashtra government's order appeal for hearing.
“The message should go out loud and clear that the medical fraternity cannot be touched. They serve people and cannot be attacked in this manner,” it said.
There was a similar incident involving the same party after the Mhatre episode, the apex court noted.
Senior advocate Siddharth Dave, appearing for Mhatre, said two witnesses had already been examined. The complainant, a woman doctor, is to be examined on October 3, the trial has started and there is no obstruction, he said.
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