Let Mhatre be in jail for some more time, says Bombay HC
Bombay High Court keeps stay on bail for Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre and orders preservation of CCTV evidence in a case involving alleged assault on doctors at a civic hospital in Dombivli.
- The Bombay High Court declined to alter its earlier stay on bail granted to Ramesh Mhatre and ordered preservation of relevant CCTV footage.
- Ramesh Mhatre is a Shiv Sena corporator accused of assaulting doctors at a civic hospital in Dombivli.
- The preserved material includes CCTV footage from the July 6 incident and footage of Mhatre’s own hospital stay after arrest.
What happened
The Bombay High Court has declined to change its earlier order staying bail granted to Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre. Mhatre is accused of assaulting doctors at a civic hospital in Dombivli.
The court also directed that CCTV footage from the July 6 incident and footage related to Mhatre’s own hospital stay after arrest be preserved.
UPSC may frame this as a question on judicial discretion in bail matters, protection of evidence, and the broader issue of violence against doctors in public hospitals. The case also links criminal justice with ethics in public office and the responsibility of elected local representatives.
