Supreme Court revokes bail for Shiv Sena corporator linked to hospital doctor assault
The Supreme Court cancelled the bail previously granted to Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre for allegedly attacking a doctor at Dombivli’s Shastri Nagar Municipal Hospital.
The Supreme Court has nullified the bail that the Bombay High Court had granted to Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre, who faces charges of assaulting medical staff at Shastri Nagar Municipal Hospital in Dombivli. The apex court stayed the High Court’s decision after the Maharashtra government filed a plea, stressing that any attack on the medical fraternity must send a clear warning. Mhatre, along with four others—Pramod Nikam, Ramesh Pawar, Akshay Karande and Sadhana Karande—stood before Fast-Track Court Judge N P Vasade after police submitted a 1,832-page chargesheet.
The indictment cites multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Maharashtra Medical Practitioners Act and the Maharashtra Police Act, covering assault, intimidation and offenses against a woman’s dignity. Previously, Mhatre had been conditionally released to stay in Goa and was ordered to remain outside Maharashtra until the chargesheet was filed; the restriction ended once the document was submitted, allowing him to return home and appear in court.
Why it matters
The ruling underscores judicial intolerance for violence against healthcare workers and may influence future bail decisions in similar cases.
How the sides frame it
HIGH AGREEMENTBoth camps report the Supreme Court revoking bail for the Shiv Sena corporator, but the centrist coverage highlights the warning to the medical fraternity, while the right-leaning coverage stresses deterrence and notes the politician’s many criminal cases and claims of political motivation.
CENTER
Centrist coverage frames the decision as a clear warning against attacks on the medical fraternity.
RIGHT
Right-leaning coverage frames the decision as a deterrent measure and underscores the politician’s extensive criminal record and alleged political targeting.
The right emphasises
- attacks on medical professionals are unacceptable and must be deterred
- Mhatre is involved in 19 criminal cases, with his lawyer claiming they are politically motivated
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