Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Supreme Court Cancels Bail, Corporator Surrenders in Doctor Assault Case
The Supreme Court cancelled the bail of Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre and three other men.
The four men then surrendered to a court in Thane district and were sent to jail.
A fifth accused person was already in custody.
The case is about an alleged attack on three doctors at a hospital in Dombivli.
The alleged incident happened on July 6 after an argument about the treatment of a pregnant woman.
The Supreme Court said doctors should not have to work while afraid of violence or threats.
It also said violence is not an acceptable way to complain about medical treatment.
The court noted that 18 cases were stated to have been registered against Mhatre.
Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre and three co-accused surrendered before a trial court in Thane district after the Supreme Court cancelled their bail.
The four were remanded to Adharwadi Jail in Kalyan; a fifth accused, Sadhana Sanjay Karande, was already in judicial custody.
The Supreme Court set aside the Bombay High Court’s bail order on September 28 and directed the four men to surrender by October 5.
The accused are alleged to have assaulted and verbally abused three doctors at Shastri Nagar Municipal Hospital in Dombivli on July 6.
The Supreme Court said doctors should not have to work under threat or intimidation 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 alleged victims.
- What
- The Supreme Court cancelled the four men’s bail, after which they surrendered and were remanded to jail.
- When
- The alleged assault occurred on July 6; the Supreme Court cancelled bail on September 28, with surrender required by October 5.
- Where
- The alleged assault took place at Shastri Nagar Municipal Hospital in Dombivli; the men surrendered before a trial court in Thane district.
- Why
- The Supreme Court said doctors must be protected from violence and intimidation; the alleged assault followed an argument over an asserted delay in treatment.
- Men whose bail was cancelled
- Ramesh Mhatre, Ramesh Pawar, Pramod alias Prakash Nikam, and Akshay Sharad Karande
- Supreme Court order
- September 28; bail cancelled and surrender directed by October 5
- Alleged incident date
- July 6
- Hospital
- Shastri Nagar Municipal Hospital, Dombivli
- Doctors involved
- Three doctors, including a woman doctor
- Custody location
- Adharwadi Jail in Kalyan
- Cases stated to be registered against Mhatre
- 18, including cases involving offences under sections 302 and 307 of the Indian Penal Code
