Supreme Court sets aside bail of Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre in Dombivli hospital case

29 September 2026

On 28 September 2026 a Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta set aside the Bombay High Court order granting bail to Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre. Mhatre and four others have been charged with offences including assaulting public servants, voluntarily causing hurt, rioting, criminal intimidation and intentional insult, in connection with an incident of 6 July at the Shastri Nagar Hospital of the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation in Dombivli. The Bench said a strong message must be sent that the medical fraternity cannot be attacked in this manner, and directed him to surrender within three days. The appeal was filed by the State of Maharashtra.