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Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Doctor Assault Case
The Supreme Court cancelled the bail of a local politician and three other men accused in a hospital assault case.
The four men then surrendered to the trial court.
They were sent to jail while the case continues.
A fifth accused person was already in custody.
The case concerns three doctors who were allegedly assaulted and verbally abused while on duty.
The court said doctors should not have to work while fearing violence or threats.
It also said violence should not be used to complain about medical treatment.
The court noted that many criminal cases had been registered against Mhatre.
Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre and three co-accused surrendered after the Supreme Court cancelled their bail.
The Supreme Court overturned a Bombay High Court order and directed the four men to surrender by October 5.
The four were remanded to Adharwadi Jail in Kalyan; a fifth accused was already in judicial custody.
The accused are alleged to have assaulted and verbally abused three doctors at a municipal hospital in Dombivli on July 6.
The court cited the need to protect doctors from violence and noted that 18 cases were stated to have been registered against Mhatre.
- Who
- Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre and three co-accused; three doctors are the complainants in the assault case.
- What
- The Supreme Court cancelled the four accused men's bail, and they surrendered to the trial court.
- Where
- The alleged assault took place at Shastri Nagar Municipal Hospital in Dombivli, Thane district; the accused surrendered before a trial court in Thane district.
- When
- The assault allegedly occurred on July 6; the Supreme Court order was issued on September 28, with surrender required by October 5. The four surrendered on Sunday, but the article does not specify the date.
- Why
- The court said doctors must be protected from violence and intimidation, and overturned the Bombay High Court's bail order.
Key facts
- Accused whose bail was cancelled
- Ramesh Mhatre, Ramesh Pawar, Pramod alias Prakash Nikam, and Akshay Sharad Karande
- Surrender deadline
- October 5
- Court order date
- September 28
- Alleged incident date
- July 6
- Hospital
- Shastri Nagar Municipal Hospital, Dombivli
- Doctors involved
- Three doctors, including a woman doctor
- Cases stated to be registered against Mhatre
- 18, including cases involving serious offences under sections 302 and 307 of the Indian Penal Code
- Custody location
- Adharwadi Jail in Kalyan
Sources
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