Black Bandit Page #13

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At his age, you

should look after him. . .

. . .but he's still looking after you.

Mr. Deepak, are you certain

you do not require a lawyer?

No, sir. I don't need a

lawyer to tell the truth.

I have all the answers. . .

. . .to questions that

pertain to this case.

Sir, we went to meet Deepak. . .

. . .with Harilal's issue. . .

. . .but he attacked us.

He's had quite a few

fights with us lately.

I swear to God, sir.

Deepak started a

fight the other night.

We had to retaliate, but

it was in self defense.

Everything got worse from then on.

Mr. Singh came to our

hospital in a serious condition.

His life was at risk.

Mr. Deepak is short

tempered by nature, Your Honour.

His frequent physical

violence and verbal threats. . .

. . .are his first

and natural reaction.

This is the affidavit

from Harilal's parents.

I can't tell you how

badly he beat me up.

He'd threaten

Basantilal and me all the time.

I just wanted to buy his house. . .

. . .and I offered

him a good price too.

I wanted a peaceful

and friendly negotiation.

Instead, he sent his

men to threaten me. . .

. . .telling me to stop

provoking his brother-in-law.

Is this right?

No, no. You tell me. Is this right?

It's not right to interfere

in anyone's personal affairs.

Even I understand that.

I'd like to present an

example of Mr. Deepak's attitude. . .

. . .towards his passengers,

as the owner of the bus.

I mean, the way he

spoke was strange.

I never said anything because. . .

he's a man.

But one day he caught my hand.

He's had many

arguments with R.T.O. officers.

The car would arrive and

then the arguments soon after.

To hell with the passengers.

Once he even shattered the

glass of an R.T.O. officer's car.

The respectable officer

doesn't want to come to court. . .

. . .to testify because

Deepak is his brother-in-law.

Deepak may not have any

regard for their relationship. . .

. . .but he does.

Another one of Deepak's

brothers-in-law is a lawyer. . .

. . .and it's worth considering.

Why wouldn't a lawyer take

up his brother-in-law's case?

I think, Your Honour,

he's a social outlaw.

Mr. Deepak, you

have to say something.

What can I say, sir? After

stepping into this court. . .

. . .I've come to

realize that the truth. . .

. . .isn't enough to affirm oneself.

One needs proof.

Some things that

happen between two people. . .

. . .can't be proved

even by God himself.

This washer woman, this Harilal,

this builder. . .

. . .this ruffian, this

official who roughed up my house. . .

Even I can make twice

as many accusations. . .

. . .about each of them, but I won't.

I know that this court

is a place to be honest.

Although it's a whole

different issue that. . .

. . .this place has been transformed. . .

. . .into a place where

the truth is fabricated.

They have looked at my life. . .

. . .like blind men would

try to feel an elephant.

While one thinks its

limbs are bamboo sticks. . .

. . .another mistakes

its tail for a broom.

If my enemies were driven

through the forest several times. . .

. . .because of a love that

is so hurtful and fragrant. . .

. . .then maybe that would knock. . .

. . .some sense into their heads.

But for that you must know

the complete story regarding. . .

. . .all the incidents that

took place at home, at work. . .

. . .in town and in the bus.

Do you realize how

much you've spoilt him?

Because of him, you are going

through so much at this age.

Did you hear that,

Father? Did you hear that?

What are you waiting for?

Bring it here.

Bring the keys to the cupboard. . .

. . .so that I can shove the

office rent into the owner's face.

Where's the money in your locker?

It needs to be

withdrawn from the bank.

Why should you withdraw?

Let him reap, he who sowed.

Do you see, Father? Do you see?

We wouldn't see days like

this if you had sold the house.

We would've had some cash in hand,

some in the lockers. . .

. . .and some in the house.

But no. You and

your stubborn nature.

You've never paid heed to our words.

What does one do?

Stop this drama, both of you.

I'm strong enough to

bear my own troubles.

I know how to get

rid of this burden.

Sir, these two

applications have come in.

Permission granted.

Labour officer Nirmal Kumar.

I was trying to

resolve the differences. . .

. . .between the union leader

and Deepak when this started.

Singh hit me and

even tried to kill me. . .

. . .but Deepak stopped him.

I was so impressed

by Deepak's honesty. . .

. . .and sensibility, that in

spite of being a labor officer. . .

. . .I came to defend an employer.

Where's the second applicant?

Bus driver, Basantilal.

There's certainly a

drawback in my master.

People think with their minds. . .

. . .he thinks with his heart and

gets messed up with the world.

This is the only drawback in him.

He goes to extremes

with both love and anger.

He's a sweet and sour person, sir.

Just like a half ripe mango.

But he knows that

whether he lost his temper. . .

. . .or treated us with love,

the fault was always ours.

He's forgiven so many of

mine and Harilal's mistakes. . .

. . .with only as much

as a mild scolding.

I kept silent for

the fear of Mr. Singh. . .

. . .and even now, I know I'll

have to pay for speaking up.

But the kindness,

commitment and gentleness. . .

Today, I can muster up

all my courage and say. . .

. . .that it's Singh who

destroyed my master's bus. . .

. . .and tried to kill him.

It's all a preplanned conspiracy.

The other day I went to the

union office for some work. . .

. . .and there I saw Singh

sitting with his juniors. . .

. . .hatching a

conspiracy to trouble my master.

The court has tried

to look at the case. . .

. . .from a humanitarian perspective.

Due to the lack of credible

evidence from both sides. . .

. . .it is difficult

to pass a judgment.

But justice evolves, not

from the books of law. . .

. . .but from the good

sense of reasoning.

That is what the court

has tried to adhere to.

The court has a word

of advice for Deepak.

Just because you

haven't wronged anyone. . .

. . .you can't take for granted

that no one will wrong you.

Because a charging bull

spares no one coming in its way.

The

attempt to murder charges on Deepak. . .

. . .as alleged by Gajendra Singh. . .

. . .have been dismissed as

baseless by the court.

Deepak is hereby proved innocent.

It's looking as good as new.

Where did you find so

much money to spend?

Where have you been hiding it?

I earned some things

and lost some others.

Our house is not only ours anymore.

It's become home to

many more people now.

The house. . . did you sell it?

I want you, not the house. . .

. . .because no house in the

world is larger than your heart.

On my deathbed, would I calculate. . .

. . .what gains and

losses I made in life?

Or just look at your

happy eyes and die in peace?

Why do you talk like that, Father?

Do you think that my

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