Court Page #5

- Yes.

At least give it a good look.

Look at it carefully.

Yes.

- Do you remember seeing him for sure?

- Yes.

Note...

Witness Shankar Bhoir heard Narayan Kamble

perform a song,

where he roused workers to give up

their lives by drowning in the gutters.

The witness also saw

Vasudev Pawar attending this show.

When will your other witness come to court?

I'll bring him next time.

He's been sick the whole month?

Yes sir.

But next time, I'll get him for sure.

Okay, I'll give the next date then.

9th January.

- Fine with you?

- Yes

Case number 375, Mercy Fernandes.

- Your case will not be heard today.

- Why sir?

You have come wearing a sleeveless top

to the court hearing.

This is against

the code of conduct in court.

Only modest dressing

and sober colours are allowed.

- This isn't allowed in court.

- Please reconsider sir.

No, it's against the rules.

Case number 376, Santosh Waghmare.

Is it spicy?

Chew properly.

- Got the tickets?

- Yes, we did.

- Good seats?

- Yes.

Next time, we'll come to see

this children's play.

- Okay when is it?

-on Sunday.

- What time is it?

-11 am.

Dad! What are you doing?

Relax! Please sit here.

I'll explain everything to you.

Just sit here for a moment.

Dad, I've decided to get married.

With this man?!

Of course not!

This is the father.

- Prem?

- Yes, darling?

Can you some out for a minute?

The bride will be taken.

Taken home, by the North Indians.

What are you doing? Shut up.

This is my father.

Prem.

Sit here son.

Ah, jasmine oil in your hair.

Dear son...

You call my daughter 'darling'...

at least tell me your full name.

- Prem Chaubey...

- Chaubal!

Where do you stay?

- Bareilly...

- Borivali!

Who all are there in your family?

Mom, dad, bro...

- 'Bro'!

- Whoa!

Mom, dad, brother.

And what do you do for a living?

Snacks vendor.

- Catering!

He's done engineering in catering.

Do one thing, Meenu, go inside

and make tea for all of us.

Move, move.

You go with her too.

Brew some exotic tea.

Quickly, quickly-

Come.

You immigrants!

First, you took our jobs from us.

Then you took away our land.

And now you want our daughters as well?

Get lost!

Get lost! Go!

These immigrants tend to mistake our grace

for our weakness.

But if pushed,

This Marathi man can easily show them

who is the boss in this city.

How did Narayan Kamble's name

come up in your investigation?

We had gone to Vasudev's house for enquiry,

that's when someone mentioned it.

Mentioned what?

That two days ago, Narayan Kamble had performed the song,

after which Vasudev committed suicide.

Who told you this?

Someone called Nilesh Tawde, he told us.

Then, we got Shankar Bhoir as a witness.

Nilesh Tawde lives in the same slum?

Yes, he lives there and

he knew Vasudev Pawar.

Then why isn't Nilesh Tawde's statement

included in the report?

We had recorded the statement

but later he withdrew it.

Yes, he withdrew it,

but where is the statement?

That we'll have to look for.

How does that make sense?

- Why didn't you submit the old statement?

-I'll look into the matter.

When is that man coming to court?

When is that man coming to court?

- I'll get him next time.

-Then what do we do till then?

No old statement,

no new statement,

and no sign of the person either...

We keep waiting on this one case for years?

No, no, I'll do something.

Continue.

Thank you, your honour.

So tell me...

Someone told you that Vasudev heard Narayan's song,

then how did you go about investigating?

We went to Narayan Kamble's house

and conducted a search.

- Was he present at home?

- No.

Then how did you enter?

His granddaughter was there.

Did you have a search warrant?

No.

No.

Your honour, the search conducted at

my client's house was illegal.

The investigating officer

did not have a search warrant,

and the search was conducted in the presence

of a minor, who was alone in the house.

How can you presume the suspect

will not cooperate?

You have been given

the police procedure manual, right?

- Yes.

- Then what's the point of it?

- You are right.

-And what about the Ashwin Bhagat letter?

- Do you want to question him about that?

- Yes, your honour.

Have you read the letter?

Yes.

Can you tell us

what is written in the letter?

Ashwin Bhagat had written it from

inside Arthur Road Jail.

Yes, but what had he written?

In that, Ashwin Bhagat had abused

the jail superintendent and other police officials.

Abused them or complained about them?

- The same thing.

- And?

There was mention of a plan.

These people were going to do something in the city.

Who exactly?

Ashwin Bhagat, Narayan Kamble,

and their associates.

Your honour, I have a translated version of

the letter here with me...

In the letter, Mr. Bhagat is requesting my client to

take care of his ailing mother while he is in jail.

I don't see what illegal activity or

planning the officer is talking about.

No, but these people are smart.

They write in code language.

- What do you mean by 'these people'?

- I mean extremists.

Who told you Narayan Kamble is an extremist?

Not Narayan Kamble, but Ashwin Bhagat

definitely is. That has been proven.

Okay, so what have they written

in code language?

That we can't figure out right now.

Ashwin Bhagat has a proven record

of doing such things.

We've given the letter

to the Intelligence Department...

They will find out.

'Find out' as in when will they find out?

It will at least take a month, sir.

We will talk about it then.

What's the point of shooting in the dark?

You want to continue?

No, I'm done sir.

Okay.

I'll take your leave, sir.

And what about those books?

Your honour, 40 books were seized

from Narayan Kamble's residence.

Out of that, two are banned by the

government, and illegal to own.

One is a manuscript called Goymar Manas,

by Saint Kashinath, written in 1899.

The other is a book called

The Lotus and the Robot, by Arthur Koestler.

Sir, I must tell you, The Lotus and the Robot

is about oriental yoga,

and Goymar Manas is about the history

of the Goymari sect

Goymar Manas is banned because

it hurts the sentiments of Goymari people,

and is considered to be offensive.

What are you saying?

Why don't you speak in English?

It is considered to be very offensive.

Sir, the book was banned

over a 110 years ago,

and in is time, it was considered a very accurate critique

of some regressive Goymari practices.

It may be regressive for you,

but for them, it is still sacred.

Yes, but it is still harmful and irrational.

Your honour, how can he say that?

This is very insulting.

How is this insulting?

Stop this discussion please.

I will see what to do about the books.

Take the next date...

25th January.

Did you face problems

with the customs officials?

I did, daddy.

I told mummy,

they confiscated her phone...

- I don't know a thing.

- I didn't tell him anything.

It was very problematic.

They took away mummy's phone.

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