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Shiv Sena corporator Mhatre gets bail, ordered to Goa
The Story in Brief
The Story in Brief
Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre walked out of Kalyan's Adharwadi jail on Saturday after the Bombay High Court granted him bail in the assault of doctors at a Dombivli municipal hospital last month. He immediately left for Goa, where he must stay until the chargesheet is filed, surrendering his passport and reporting to the local police station thrice a week. The High Court also ordered a fast-tracked trial.
Mhatre and four others were arrested for allegedly assaulting hospital staff on July 6 after relatives of a pregnant woman accused doctors of delaying treatment. The High Court had earlier stayed a magistrate's bail order, calling it 'perverse' and noting Mhatre's criminal antecedents. His co-accused have also been granted bail on similar conditions.
The Indian Opinion
Critics will see this as another politician evading the law, but the High Court's intervention tells a different story. It overturned a lower court's 'perverse' bail, imposed strict conditions, and ordered a fast-tracked trial. The real test is not Mhatre's temporary exile in Goa but whether the judiciary proves it can deliver a verdict before public memory fades. Will the case be decided in months, not years? That is the only number that matters.
Sources (2): timesofindia.indiatimes.com, indiatoday.in
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Methodology and corrections.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
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