Court Page #6

- Oh, very good.

-What very good?

- We lost mom's phone and...

- Yes, but why ask for it?

I didn't tell him you bought the things,

or that they got confiscated.

Good he didn't know.

He takes pleasure in these things.

Moreover, they confiscated

Magan uncle's daughter's gifts.

That's why I don't call for

anything from abroad.

Everything is available in India.

No need to import.

But relatives don't understand.

Mummy is okay...

You didn't ask me for anything

because you understand.

But this Megan uncle's daughter doesn't.

Kept calling me all the time...

and if I don't answer, she'd leave

messages on the answering machine...

"Get me an iPad... "

They think it's like travelling in local trains.

No customs to deal with.

Get him! Don't let him go.

Get him!

How dare you insult the Goymari sect!

Blacken his face!

All hail the Goymari sect!

Long live the Goymari people!

Madam, it's getting late now.

No, they've just arrived.

We can start.

SR.

Proceed...

Your honour, I would like to call Sharmila Vasudev Pawar,

wife of Vasudev Dhyanesh Pawar, to the stand.

Permission granted.

Come.

Where were you all these days?

In my hometown.

Where is your hometown?

Shiknapur.

How come you left?

Your husband died,

there was a police case...

After the autopsy,

no one claimed the body either.

When did you return?

Last week.

How did you find her?

The neighbours informed her that

we were looking for her.

Then her brother-in-law

brought her to the station.

Why did you leave for the village?

Because I was...

What? Because you were what?

Because I was scared.

Who did you go with?

With my brother-in-law and daughter.

Now don't leave without informing us,

till the case is on.

- Ask what you have to.

- Thank you, your honour.

State your name and age.

- Sharmila Pawar.

- Age?

- I don't know.

Still, approximately?

- Uhh.. .30.

For how many years were

you married to Vasudev Pawar?

Seven.

From the time you got married,

did Vasudev always clean gutters?

Yes.

Meaning he was used to this job?

During these years, there were no accidents

or injuries while doing the job, right?

He had lost one eye.

- How?

-Don't know.

Was it an accident while working...

Or something went into his eye,

or something like that?

No.

So there was no accident

while on the job, right?

It was not as if he had ever slipped inside,

or carelessly entered the gutters, right?

Okay. Now tell me...how was

your husbands mental condition?

As in?

As in, would he be happy, or

sad, or how would he be?

He would be okay.

He would be okay?

- He wouldn't fight or anything?

- Yes, he would.

- Would he ever beat you?

Sometimes he would.

- Would he beat the kids?

- Yes.

Okay, now tell me...

Did he ever talk to you about suicide?

- No.

- No?

Then did he ever mention a song

or anything of that sort?

No? Okay-

How about a person,

someone called Narayan Kamble?

- Did he ever mention him?

- No.

Sir, what is happening?

She is leading the witness.

I'm not leading her anywhere.

Okay...move on.

Now tell me...

Do you remember any person or group performing

something outside your house?

I don't know.

Are you sure or are you just

saying 'no no' for everything?

I can't remember.

Your honour, I think she is nervous,

and not able to recollect any details.

I request another date for questioning.

Okay...

Do you want to ask her anything right now

or next time only?

Your honour, I have a few questions I want to

ask her, but only if she is okay with it.

He is going to ask you a few more questions,

is that okay?

Proceed.

When your husband would go to work, would he wear

something to cover his mouth, eyes?

No.

Gum boots, or a mask, or something?

No.

- Then how would he enter the gutters?

- He would just enter.

But...

Isn't it full of dirt and stench inside?

Yes, but he would look for cockroaches.

As in?

As in, he would throw pebbles

inside the gutter,

and if a cockroach or a bug came out,

he knew it was safe to go in.

How do you know this?

Sometimes he would come home and say,

"The cockroach didn't come out today, so it's a holiday."

What would he use to clean the gutter?

Anything like a spade or a rod...

Wasn't he given anything else?

No.

Just now, you said he had lost an eye...

How did that happen?

We couldn't know exactly.

The doctor said it was because

of the dirt that went in his eye.

- Because of entering the sewers?

- Yes.

Isn't he leading the witness now?

Please, please don't do this.

Okay.-

- Did he consume alcohol?

- Yes.

- How many times a week?

- Everyday.

- Before work or after work?

- Before work.

Why?

To bear the stench of the gutter.

Thank you.

Your honour...

No safety equipment was ever provided to

Vasudev Pawar.

He had to rely on alcohol

to stand the stench in the gutters.

And he had no reliable way of knowing if there

was enough oxygen inside for him to- go in.

Also, he had already lost an eye due to an infection

caused by the poisonous gases.

Note...

The deceased...

was not provided with

any safety equipment.

This is as per his wife's statement.

This may have led to the loss

of an eye during work.

Please wear the seatbelt.

On your left. There.

- I should drop you at Sitladevi Nagar, right?

- Yes.

How many times will I have to come

to the court like this?

Maybe once or twice more.

I don't have much work as it is.

If I have to keep coming here,

I'll lose whatever I have in hand.

When I left for my village,

I lost all my work here.

If there is some work for me,

please let me know.

Yes, I will.

I am ready to work anywhere.

If you need some money,

then I can arrange for it...

No, I don't want money.

Just let me know if there's work for me...

Okay.

Your honour, according to the autopsy report

submitted by the hospital,

the cause of death in the case of Vasudev Pawar

was respiratory failure due to inhalation of the

poisonous gas Hydrogen Sulphide,

that was found inside his lungs

in an excessive amount.

There is a possibility that the oxygen levels

in his body had dropped below six percent,

resulting in unconsciousness,

or a state of coma before dying.

No injury marks or physical wounds

were found on his body,

and there were no signs of internal bleeding.

The report suggests that the victim was in a heavily

inebriated state at the time of death,

and a significant amount of alcohol

was found in the victim's blood stream.

This negates the possibility of a pre-meditated suicide

and indicates an accidental death.

No suicide letter has been found, or any witness in whom

the victim had confided about giving up his life.

Madam...

Your case has become very weak.

The only witness you have is Shankar Bhoir.

Sir, I have a point to make about that also.

Your honour, Shankar Bhoir is a stock witness.

He has served as an eye-witness in four other

cases in the last two years.

They are; State vs Mohammad Aslam,

State vs Gajendra Kamat, State vs Krutika Modi.

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