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The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Sukrya Mhatre over the assault of doctors at the Shastrinagar Hospital in Kalyan, observing that attacks on medical professionals inside hospitals could not be treated lightly.

A Bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice A.G. Masih was hearing Mhatre's challenge to conditions imposed by the High Court while granting him bail.

The bench observed that people who launch attacks on doctors do not deserve bail.

“These kinds of people don't deserve it(bail). They don't have respect for the medical fraternity. Imagine the trauma when a mob attacks. You go inside a hospital and hit any random person?” the Bench observed.

Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Mhatre, argued that the Bombay High Court had imposed onerous conditions for his bail, and asked if there can be a direction to file a chargesheet in 10 days.

The Supreme Court, however, indicated that it was inclined to uphold the Bombay High Court's first order staying the bail granted by the trial court.

Justice Nath observed that the High Court was “very justified” in taking suo motu cognisance of the incident.

When Rohatgi submitted that Mhatre had “no personal animosity” with the doctors, the Court remarked that the video had already gone viral.

The State, represented by Advocate Siddharth Dharmadhikari, said that it was seeking to challenge the grant of bail to Mhatre. The Indian Medical Association, represented by AoR Prabhas Bajaj, also intervened in the proceedings to oppose the bail.

The Court indicated that it would wait for the State's petition seeking the cancellation of bail.  The matter has been listed again for Monday.

The  Shiv Sena corporator has approached the Supreme Court challenging two orders passed by the Bombay High Court in suo motu proceedings arising from the assault of doctors at the Kalyan Dombivili Municipal Corporation's Shastri Nagar General Hospital in Kalyan. The Special Leave Petition challenges the High Court orders dated July 18 and August 7, 2026.

The case stems from an incident on July 6 involving a nine-month pregnant woman who, according to the petition, was in acute labour and had allegedly been kept waiting for several hours. Mhatre claims he reached the hospital after repeated calls from the woman's family and that an altercation subsequently took place with hospital staff. An FIR was registered on July 7, naming Mhatre as Accused No. 1.

Mhatre's bail was granted by the Kalyan magistrate on July 14, with the court taking into account his age, medical condition, lack of flight risk and the fact that the principal CCTV evidence had already been secured. The Bombay High Court, on July 18, following the protests by doctors,  took suo motu cognisance and stayed the bail order, directing him to surrender.

After two weeks, the High Court granted him bail

The petition also challenges the stringent conditions subsequently imposed by the High Court, including directing Mhatre to reside in Calangute, Goa, report three times a week at Anjuna Police Station and remain outside Maharashtra until commencement of trial. It also challenges directions concerning a fast-track trial, forensic examination, filing of the chargesheet and appointment of a Special Public Prosecutor.

Case : Ramesh Sukrya Mhatre v. State of Maharashtra | Diary No. 50892/2026


 

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