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Sena Corporator Surrenders in Doctor Assault Case, Sent to Jail After SC Cancels Bail
- •Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre and three others surrendered to a Thane court after the Supreme Court cancelled their bail in a doctor assault case.
- •The accused were remanded to Adharwadi Jail in Kalyan following their surrender on Sunday.
- •Mhatre and his associates are accused of assaulting and verbally abusing three doctors, including a lady doctor, at Shastri Nagar Municipal Hospital in Dombivli on July 6.
- •The Supreme Court overturned a Bombay High Court order, noting that doctors cannot work under the apprehension of violence and that physical violence is not a means to express dissatisfaction with medical treatment.
- •The top court highlighted Mhatre's criminal history, including 18 registered cases with serious offenses like murder and attempt to murder, which the lower courts had failed to consider.
Key Questions Answered
The Supreme Court cancelled the bail of Ramesh Mhatre and his associates after noting that medical professionals cannot be subjected to physical violence, intimidation, or coercion, and that the lower courts failed to consider his extensive criminal history involving serious offences like murder and attempted murder.
The assault occurred after family members of a pregnant woman accused the hospital staff of delaying treatment, leading Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre and a group of associates to gather at the hospital and verbally and physically abuse the on-duty doctors.
The Supreme Court set aside a previous Bombay High Court order and directed Ramesh Mhatre and his co-accused to surrender before the trial court in Thane district by October 5, after which they were remanded to Adharwadi Jail in Kalyan.
