GENERAL28 Sept 2026
Medical community can't be attacked: SC cancels Shiv Sena corporator's bail
The Supreme Court has stayed the Bombay High Court's bail order for Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre, accused of assaulting doctors at a Thane municipal hospital. He must surrender within three days. The court said the medical fraternity cannot be touched. The trial is fast-tracked, and the woman doctor who complained will be examined on October 3. The July assault triggered massive public outrage.
Key Statutory Highlights
- The Supreme Court stayed the Bombay High Court order granting bail to Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre in the Thane municipal hospital assault case.
- The court directed Mhatre to surrender within three days and said the message should be clear that the medical fraternity cannot be touched.
- The complainant, a woman doctor, is to be examined on October 3, and the high court had ordered the trial to be fast-tracked and completed in a time-bound manner.
Actionable Advice for Taxpayers / Founders:If you run a hospital or clinic, review your staff-safety and incident-reporting process now, and take a lawyer's help before commenting on any ongoing criminal case. This is general information, not legal advice.
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