Government hospitals have become safe havens for undertrial prisoners and criminals, allowing them to escape legal consequences. Druglord Lalit Patil, arrested in a multi-crore racket, spent a total of six months at Pune's Sassoon Hospital before escaping. The medical education minister plans to draft rules for hospital admissions of such individuals, but stringent rules already exist. In another case, the Bombay HC stayed proceedings against a factory owned by NCP legislator Rohit Pawar, causing embarrassment for CM Eknath Shinde and deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar.