"Surprising They Survived": Bombay High Court Rebukes Sena Corporator Ramesh Mhatre Who Assaulted Doctors
The Bombay High Court revoked bail for Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre, who was arrested for assaulting doctors at a hospital in Thane. The court expressed shock at the violence, noting that the accused showed no remorse for his actions.
Why it matters
The case underscores judicial intolerance for violence against healthcare workers and challenges the impunity often associated with local political figures.
The Bombay High Court has come down heavily on Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre for assaulting two doctors in the Thane district of Maharashtra and refused to lift a stay on a bail earlier granted to him by a sessions court.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Gautam Ankhad also noted that Mhatre had assaulted a woman doctor among others, and it was "surprising" that they survived."You have assaulted women and doctors.
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