Jolly LLB 2 Page #9

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Yes.

Your honour, I'm hidayat baig.

Yes.

Your honour, I'm hidayat baig

from srinagar police station,

kashmir.

I have arrest warrants against

jagdishwar mishra aka jolly

and fahim butt.

The lawyer is accused of helping

fahim butt escape from custody.

What the hell

did you do in srinagar now?

Lawyers have really outdone

themselves these days.

Right, Mr. mathur?

Yes, your honour,

this is really sad.

When the law is abused

by its upholders

then it rips apart the

very fabric of our society..

And turns democracy into a farce!

I advise you to

surrender immediately.

As for the case at hand

you can set any date.

We have no objection.

Your honour, we'll surrender

to the police

right after the court's over.

But please record

fahim butt's statement.

I'm begging you..

I think you're expecting

too much from me.

Please understand!

No, I've tolerated you enough.

Please.

Don't be a drama queen!

Don't make that innocent face.

Inspector, arrest him.

Your honour,

it will take only five minutes.

- Take his statement and later..

- Take his statement and later..

Come on.. Jolly.. Listen to me..

Take him away..

- Listen!

- Your honour..

I asked you to take

the lawyer away

not him.

Bring him back to the witness box.

Your honour,

I've a warrant for both of them.

I know. I know.

But fahim butt is

a listed witness as well.

So, let's record his statement.

You can take them both after

the statement's recorded.

Right? Go, go!

But your honour, can't we record

his statement on the next date?

You see, Mr. mathur, I'm on

leave for two months from tomorrow.

It's my daughter's wedding,

as you know.

I mean.. I'll send you the card,

you must come.

I wanted to finish

all pending cases before I go.

That's why my court's

working even after 6 P.M.

But, your honour, he's escaped

from police custody.

How can we record his statement?

- He has no credibility.

- No..

Mr. mathur, it will only take a minute.

Yes.

Let's just record his statement

and get it out of the way.

Pardon me, but this not right.

What you're doing is wrong, sir.

No, I'm not wrong!

Don't teach me what's right

or wrong in my courtroom.

Don't teach me what's right

or wrong in my courtroom.

Don't do it.

Frankly, I apologise

but what you're doing is wrong.

I've heard about

your Delhi escapades.

You wouldn't let anyone speak.

You would do as you liked

and behaved rashly!

Stop behaving like a dictator.

This is lucknow and not Delhi.

What did you call me?

You're calling me a dictator!

So you think I'm crazy.

Mr. mathur,

if I wasn't a heart patient

I would've shown you

what a dictator is.

Just a minute, sir! No..

You try being a judge.

I can guarantee that you'll

need a bypass too. Right?

Don't disrespect me. Take a seat.

Let's continue with the proceedings. Yes.

No, sir!

I won't let this happen.

What do you mean?

Sir, this is objectionable.

It's not objectionable.

Let's continue. I'm right here.

I'll handle this.

Don't try to prove me wrong.

Sir, if you force this

I'll protest against you

right here in court.

- In fact, I'm protesting! Here you go.

- In fact, I'm protesting! Here you go.

You're unbelievable.

You're being childish! Get up.

I won't budge from here.

Don't sit there, they don't

even clean the floors properly.

Please get up, Mr. mathur.

Please get up.

I'm protesting and

I will keep at it!

There is media here

doesn't that bother you?

Sir, let the media also see

how you judges treat the court

like your personal fiefdom.

I'm not moving!

They can write what they want.

- So you won't get up?

- No.

Fine! I will sit with you too.

Let the world see what these

lawyers are up to!

- Sir?

- Stay there. Yes.

Ma'am, please move aside.

Hold the chair, please.

Give me a hand.

Thank you, jolly.

Yes, Mr. mathur.

Now we'll both sit in protest

and we'll see

who lasts the longest.

Okay?

The events that occurred

in the courtroom today

maybe one-of-its-kind in

the history of our judiciary.

There was a heated argument.

There was a heated argument

between defence lawyer pramod

mathur and judge sunder lal tripathi

regarding the

statement of a witness.

And they protested against

each other in the courtroom.

Now we have to see

how long these two keep at it.

Sir.

Mr. mathur is brilliant!

He's been sitting

there for five hours now.

And the amazing thing is

he didn't let fahim butt

record his statement.

Now the judge has to

re-convene on another day.

By then jolly will

no longer be a lawyer.

Sir.

Should we leave for kashmir?

I have to go.

Take care of yourself.

The court resumes.

Everyone take your seats.

And please maintain

silence in court.

Your honour, it is midnight, 12.

You can give us a later date.

Mr. mathur,

what was your last date?

13th August.

So, now it's 14th August.

Your next date is 14th August

12:
05 A.M.

Your honour, it's midnight. The

proceeding will go on till morning.

Even the supreme court

works till 4 A.M.

We should follow their example.

Please, sir..

No, look, Mr. mathur

you wanted to stage a protest

and you did and I said nothing.

Right?

You want to walk out, you can.

But fahim butt's statement

will get recorded tonight.

Right? Jolly, record his statement.

Yes.

Fahim.

Your honour, thank you.

Fahim, please tell

the judge what happened.

Your honour, a few months prior

to this encounter

we sent an intelligence report

to Singh's team

which had the details of kashmiri

terrorist iqbal qadri

hiding in lucknow.

Your honour,

just one day before this encounter

I was called here.

So I could verify whether

the arrested man

was iqbal qadri or not.

Your honour, when I got here

that man was getting married.

I knew right away that he

wasn't the right iqbal.

But, your honour,

Mr. Singh's team pressurised me

to say that iqbal qasim

was iqbal qadri.

I refused to comply

and returned to srinagar.

I was really upset

when I read the news

about the encounter.

I told my seniors in srinagar

but they advised me

to drop the matter.

I tried talking to them,

but they didn't listen.

When they didn't listen

I complained to the central agency

in Delhi about this encounter.

I complained to the central agency

in Delhi about this encounter.

I was pressurised again

to withdraw my complaint.

But I didn't agree.

So they arrested me one day.

They filed fake charges

against me and threw me in jail.

They even fired me

from the department.

Thank you.

Yes, Mr. mathur

would you like to say something,

or are you still angry?

No, your honour.

I wouldn't want to lock horns with

you and destroy my career.

But are you still angry?

No, I'm not angry.

But don't call me

a dictator next time.

Right, Mr. mathur.

I've grown old serving this court

and I think I deserve some respect.

I apologise.

Fine, continue.

Fahim butt?

Will you inform the honourable

judge what the case is about?

What truth are we trying

to arrive at here in court?

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