MUMBAI: Refusing to grant anticipatory bail to three women who were part of a mob that allegedly manhandled doctors and police personnel at JJ Hospital where a patient known to them was undergoing treatment, a sessions court has observed that granting them relief will send a wrong message that doctors are unprotected.
The incident took place last March.
Remarking that incidents of creating terror in government hospitals were rising and doctors had to work in horrific atmosphere, the court added, "Such incidents demoralise doctors while treating critical patients. The incident took place late night when doctors and police staff were calmly discharging their duty. Indulging in unlawful assembly, rioting and obstructing public servants who are discharging their duty by defacing public property is serious."
Refusing to grant relief to Razzak Makwa (29), Shamshira Makwa (25) and Feroza Makwa (30), the court said the investigation was on and remarkable progress had been made. "Granting anticipatory bail will not only amount to putting premium on the violent conduct of the applicants, but also convey a bad message in a peace-loving society that doctors are always unprotected," it said.
The accused had submitted before the court that since they were not named in the FIR, they were entitled to anticipatory bail.
