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Supreme Court Cancels Bail, Orders Corporator Back to Jail
Ramesh Mhatre is a local elected representative in Maharashtra.
He was accused of helping attack three doctors at a hospital in Dombivli.
The doctors had advised moving a pregnant woman because no newborn intensive-care beds were available.
Mhatre was first given bail because of health problems.
The Bombay High Court then stopped that bail and sent him back to jail.
Later, the High Court granted him conditional bail, requiring him to stay outside Maharashtra.
The Supreme Court cancelled that bail after saying attacks on medical workers must be strongly discouraged.
Mhatre has pleaded not guilty, and the trial is set to continue.
Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Sukrya Mhatre was arrested after three doctors were allegedly assaulted at a Dombivli municipal hospital on July 6.
A magistrate granted Mhatre bail on medical grounds on July 14, citing his single kidney and other health problems.
The Bombay High Court stayed that order, prompting Mhatre to surrender and return to custody on July 19.
The High Court later granted conditional bail requiring Mhatre and three co-accused to stay in Goa and report weekly to police.
The Supreme Court subsequently cancelled Mhatre’s bail and ordered him to surrender within three days, saying his release could hinder the trial.
- Who
- Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Sukrya Mhatre and four others are accused in the case; three doctors were allegedly assaulted.
- What
- The Supreme Court cancelled Mhatre’s bail and ordered him to surrender and return to jail after an alleged hospital assault.
- Where
- The alleged assault occurred at Shastri Nagar Hospital, a Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation facility in Dombivli, Maharashtra.
- When
- The alleged assault occurred on July 6; the Supreme Court’s cancellation order came three months later, after earlier bail decisions.
- Why
- The courts cited the alleged attack on medical staff, concerns about public confidence and the medical system, and the possibility that Mhatre’s release could be counterproductive to the trial.
Key facts
- Accused
- Ramesh Sukrya Mhatre and four others
- Alleged incident
- Assault of three doctors at Shastri Nagar Hospital
- Incident date
- July 6
- First bail
- Granted by a magistrate on July 14 on medical grounds
- High Court action
- The Bombay High Court stayed the first bail order and later granted conditional bail
- Conditional bail terms
- Mhatre and three co-accused were required to stay in Goa and report weekly to Anjuna police station
- Latest order
- The Supreme Court cancelled Mhatre’s bail and ordered surrender within three days
Quotes
Supreme Court bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta
The Supreme Court bench hearing Mhatre’s bail proceedings.
“This is their modus operandi. These people do not deserve to roam on the streets even for a minute… A message needs to go out to everyone as a deterrent”
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“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”
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Sources
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