[Title Montage]
You should have added lemon to the Poha.
My interview is in Chembur.
First, I need to catch a bus in this crowd.
Later, I need to catch a metro amidst this crowd.
I don't have time to drink tea.
[Chair Screeching]
Gautam, cheque.
- It occurred to you now! - It's urgent.
Four!
Electricity, gas, mobile...
- What about the fourth one? - For the EMI.
EMI of the car...
...which is rotting in the police station, thanks to your brother.
- At least you should fill in the details. - I will do it.
- Gautam, your file. - Thank you.
All the best.
[Door Closing]
Sir has transferred you to this barrack.
You will stay in this barrack.
Come in. Don't stand there.
Your sister gave me the money to protect you.
You need to go and tie Rakhi to her.
Come on.
God looks into the bad and good deeds.
I rule this place.
I won't let the good one leave and the bad one enter.
Come on, introduce yourselves.
- Abdul. - Suresh.
- Veera. - Taklaya.
Using a razor, I saved his life.
Otherwise Layak would have...
Listen, dear. There are two rules here.
Never abandon your friends...
...and hit your enemies hard.
Settle down in the corner near the window.
Hey! Get up!
Get up! Hey!
Are you dead? Get up.
Don't look at me like that. You will bring me bad luck.
Come on, get up.
Move!
[Indistinct Voices]
[Mysterious Music]
Hey! What are you doing?
This is for our people, not for outsiders.
This is the kitchen. Got it?
Put it there. This is our kitchen.
If any prisoner gets food poisoning...
...you are going to have it from me.
So, be careful when you add spices and salt.
Got it?
Consider that it is heaven.
Consider this to be heaven. You will enjoy working here.
Okay? He will come here. Take care. He is one of us.
Come on.
Here's your welcome gift.
Don't move, jerk. Stand straight.
Take him to task. Come on.
[Coughing]
Get lost, jerk!
[Tense Music]
He can only screw ladies, motherfucker!
[Indistinct Noise]
There is no religion in jail.
But there are two types of people.
One who kill and the other who get killed.
You can decide where you want to go.
His bill is going to be Rs. 50,000.
We will deduct it from 5 lakh rupees.
Meter down.
Clean everything.
How is your back?
Give him the balm.
Come on!
Sir.
- Aditya Sharma is your son, right? - Yes.
What is it, ma'am?
How are you, ma'am? How is your work going on?
- Is everything going good? - Yes, sir.
Actually, we have contacts in the central jail.
Did you meet Aditya? How is he?
He will be fine when you take good care of him.
Here you go. Give me these things.
Come on.
- Get a packet of semolina for Satyanarayan Puja. - Yes.
- Wheat. There are two more items in the list. - Yes.
- Here... - Give it to them.
Yes. It is over there.
Come on, sir. Give it.
Ma'am, you didn't give gram flour.
- It's already there. - Is it?
- Some biscuits. - Give a bottle of juice.
Here you go.
Ma'am, don't worry.
Prakash will be alright in the jail. Don't worry.
- I'll take care of him. - Prakash?
Sir... My son's name is Aditya.
Yes, Adi.
Don't worry.
We shall take your leave.
[Emotional Music]
I am here to meet my client. So, I thought of meeting you too.
How are you?
Did you meet my parents?
No. I wanted to but I didn't find any reason to meet them.
Actually, I am not your lawyer anymore.
Mr. Madhav, shall I ask you something?
Yes, go ahead.
Tell me the truth.
How long am I supposed to stay here?
I don't know.
I don't know if law is blind.
But we know that justice is slow.
It takes its own sweet time.
Your hearing is scheduled after two weeks. Let's see.
But here's what you need to do, Adi.
No matter what...
...take good care of yourself.
Actually, an acquittal will make sense only if you are alive.
[Indistinct Noise]
Coming here would've been problematic for you.
But still you came by. Thank you.
Hey, stop! Hey...
[Whistling]
[Indistinct Noise]
Mishra.
Do whatever you want. But hurry up.
If Mr. Raghu gets to know...
...he will take me to task. He will eat me alive!
I will make it fast.
Your job won't be in trouble.
Namdeo.
Did you interrogate the friends of the girl?
Yes, I did.
An idiot had come. Jimmy D'Souza.
He was her ex-boyfriend.
He had called Sanaya nine times that night.
Why?
Nothing... Unbridled youth.
He was her lover.
He was missing her and wanted to kiss her.
But she didn't answer his calls.
That's it. He left.
Tell me.
This isn't your case.
Why are you wasting your time here?
Hey! Where are you going?
Mishra, stop it.
- Pal... - Wait.
What are you doing? Pal, don't meddle with anything.
I will be in trouble. You aren't understanding it.
Wait a minute.
Enough. Stop it. Let's go.
- Done... - Enough. Let's go.
Mishra, stop it.
Mishra, you will put me in trouble.
Listen to me.
Let's go. Enough of this!
Try to understand.
I will lose my job...
I shouldn't have let you in.
Let's go.
Try to understand. I will lose my job.
You are not understanding. Raghu will eat me alive.
Stop this nonsense.
Mr. Raghu won't eat you. He has better taste.
What do you mean?
Am I corrupt? Okay.
I won't work for you hereafter.
Calm down. I was just joking.
You are impossible. Try to understand.
How will my kid study...
...if a friend like you doesn't help...
...with his higher education?
We'll help each other out. Wait.
- My bag... - Let's go.
You are doing good just in two weeks.
I am keeping the count.
Don't do that.
Not always does destiny get you work.
Sometimes your work changes your destiny.
- Amre. - Yes, sir.
- I am fed up. - Yes.
We have been preparing the chargesheet for 20 days now.
Yes, sir.
There are 2,500 pages in it.
- Sir. - Sir.
I hope Jimmy D'Souza's name isn't in this.
No, sir. I understood
I shouldn't include that fucker's name in the charge sheet.
Good.
Aditya has been charged under...
...IPC Section 302, 376A, 354D, 449, 201, 353.
In brief these mean...
...murder, rape, criminal assault on a woman...
...tampering of evidence, trespassing...
...and assault on a public servant.
Despite all this, Aditya has pleaded not guilty in the court.
The higher court has issued a directive on our request...
...to transfer this case to a fast track court.
The next hearing will be held in a fast track court.
The famous public prosecutor Sunil Bhandarkar...
...will represent the police in the Bandra rape and murder case.
Bhandarkar has defended many such cases for the administration.
Bhandarkar, this case is really important for us.
I want capital punishment. Death by hanging.
Salian, the police have done their job.
Let me do mine.
I know there is no stress.
- But Mandira Mathur, you know. - Oh yeah!
She is brilliant.
She is going to win...
...because her father has built this court.
- Bhandarkar. - Salian.
This case is ours.
If I need you, I will call you.
Welcome.
Did you read the entire chargesheet?
Yes, ma'am. I read it.
Has Firstcab sent Aditya's information?
Yes, ma'am, they have.
He is one of the highest rated cab drivers.
That girl... Sa...
- Sanaya. - Sanaya.
Get me all the information about that girl.
Every single detail.
Reach out to everyone.
Family, friends, neighbours... - Yes, ma'am.
You know, we don't have much time.
And this case is not strong.
That's why, you never know what works.
- I'll get on with it. - Yeah.
[Footsteps Approaching]
[Knock on the door]
Yes, come in.
- Hello, sir. - Come...
My name is Nikhat Hussain.
- Sit... - I'm a lawyer.
I am Mohan Ranade. I am the secretary of the society.
Mr. Ranade, I want to talk to you about Sanaya Rath murder case.
Oh, yes! That was sad.
Terrible case.
We read about its developments, in the newspaper.
It's shocking to know so many things happen in the building.
Well, who are you defending?
Actually, sir, I need some information from you.
Information which is very important for this case.
I am sure you are aware that Kamdar...
...one of the residents of your society, is an eye witness.
Yes.
If we can present a good image of Kamdar, in the court...
...that he is a righteous man and a responsible citizen.
That will really help the case.
Yes, I can help you out in that.
I hope you have filed details of every resident here.
Yes.
I am sure you have Mr. Kamdar's file too.
- Yes, one minute. - Okay.
- Here you go. Pramod Kamdar. - Thank you.
[Mysterious Music]
[Vessels Tumbling]
Want a lollipop?
No one will get to know.
Come on.
This will be between us. We are a family.
Just a couple of times. I promise.
It will be fun. Promise... A couple of times. Please.
[Vessels Tumbling]
Yes, ma'am.
Hi.
Does anyone named Madhav Mishra avail treatment here?
Yes.
Doctor, she is a lawyer. Please come.
Mr. Madhav, I think you are busy.
We will talk later.
I am not tongue tied. I can speak.
Thanks for calling me. I never thought you would.
Take a seat.
[Chair Screeching]
Sit down.
I want that file...
...and you give me your account details.
I will give you everything.
I don't have network in my phone.
- So, can you give me your phone for two minutes? - Excuse me!
Just for two minutes.
It's important.
Come on, give it to me. There is no network on my phone. Hurry up.
What is the password?
Unlock it.
- What do you want to do? - I have some work.
- One second. - That's my...
It isn't the bank account.
I am not breaching on your privacy.
Give me my phone. It is over there.
Mr. Madhav, I don't have time.
I want the file.
I will give it to you. Wait for a second.
My phone is over there.
What are you doing?
Here you go. My work is done.
Listen to me.
Fix a private meeting with Aditya. I want to meet him.
- Aditya? - Yes.
Please get that done. I'll give you the file.
- File? - I'll give it to you once I leave from here.
- It's urgent. - By evening.
Best of luck.
Thank you.
Listen.
- Recharge my number with Rs. 100. - What?
Recharge my number with Rs. 100.
Show this picture and ask them to give you a similar haircut.
And yes...
Tomorrow is the first hearing. Wear this shirt and this pant.
- Why? - Because I am telling you to.
Don't address the judge as ma'am or madam.
But as "Your Honour".
And keep your head straight.
A bowed head indicates guilt.
- Got it? - Yes. Thank you.
Okay.
- Mr. Madhav, the bag. - Yes.
You can keep this. I'll keep the other one.
- Yes. - I will take this.
Sir, he looks exactly the same.
What an amazing job!
Pal, I make zeroes look like heroes.
Why this shirt?
The lawyer had asked you to wear something else, right?
This is my lucky shirt.
My mom sent this. She asked me to wear it today.
Is it?
I think you should wear what the lawyer has asked you to.
But a mother's wish is important.
- You are right. - Yes.
Move aside...
What proof do you have?
Do you deny...
[Indistinct Voices]
Sir...
Actually, judges have their own perception.
You need to bow your head in the courtroom.
Got it?
It is the gesture. It plays an important role.
You will be released.
Take care.
What have you done?
Where is the shirt?
This is my lucky shirt. Mom asked me to wear this.
Is your mother the judge?
Your mother's love won't get you an acquittal.
That shirt was white in colour, right?
- Haven't you got it? - No.
- Take it off... Come on. - What?
Take your shirt off.
What are you doing?
The judge has not arrived yet, right?
I am Madhav Mishra. He is my client. I am his lawyer.
Come on. Take your shirt off.
White looks good. Doesn't it?
Come on.
Sit down.
[Indistinct Voices]
Case number 469780 of 2018.
State versus Aditya Sharma.
Call Aditya Sharma.
Why is the judge staring at Aditya?
Ma'am, Smita Thakur. Her son...
He has the same look.
Aditya Sharma.
Were you informed of the charges slapped against you?
Yes, Your Honour.
Do you still plead not guilty?
Yes, Your Honour.
Prosecution may proceed.
Your Honour, a 30-year-old girl...
...was raped and brutally killed in her own house.
The investigating officer will tell the court...
...about the violent nature of this crime.
Without wasting the court's time...
...I would like to call ACP Raghu Salian.
Mr. Raghu, you will speak only the truth.
Yes.
The court has our report and all the photographs.
But still I will describe this case in detail.
It is very important to understand the nature of the crime.
- May I? - Yes.
We got information on the radio, at around 2:30 a.m...
...that there's been a murder in flat number 22...
...Gulmohar apartments, Bandra West.
When we reached the crime scene...
...we saw blood stains everywhere.
On the wall, the floor... In the living room, bedroom...
We found alcohol and MDMA pills...
...on the center table in the living room.
Now, MDMA is a chemical drug...
...and it is highly potent.
Then we reached the bedroom...
...and found the mattress fully soaked in blood.
The autopsy report of the victim tells...
...that someone stabbed her with a knife.
Fifteen deep wounds, Your Honour.
The medical report also discloses...
...that the victim died not because of the stabbing...
...but due to blockage of blood in her oesophagus.
A horrible torturous death.
The crime scene was so gross...
...that a constable from my department...
...started vomiting.
Your Honour.
This was a cold blooded murder.
I just hope Sanaya Rath gets justice from this court.
Defence.
Officer, if we keep your personal emotions aside...
...and focus on the case...
...tell me...
What happened before the arrest of Aditya Sharma, the accused?
I reached the police station after investigating the crime scene.
It was around 3 a.m.
Aditya Sharma was in the police station.
Because the beat van had picked him up in a case of accident
and drunken driving.
Then, with the help of Mr. Kamdar's testimony it was clear...
...that Aditya Sharma is the one...
...who fled from Sanaya Rath's house.
Then we found a knife from his jacket.
And it was all over.
All right.
So, tell me, what happened after the arrest of Aditya Sharma?
I told you that we interrogated him.
I mean, immediately.
What happened just after his arrest?
- We were interrogating him and... - Wrong, officer.
You gave the asthma inhaler
to Aditya Sharma...
...which was a critical piece of evidence...
...which you had picked from the scene of crime.
Yes.
Just like that!
I mean... Explain me.
Usually, in a police investigation...
...the things from the scene of crime...
...could prove to be critical evidence...
...and you just give them to people.
His life was in danger.
I did it on humanitarian grounds.
You could've done many other things on similar grounds.
You could have rushed him to a hospital.
Why did you choose the way of tampering the evidence?
My point here, Your Honour, is...
...that the investigating officer...
...who doesn't know the importance of a crime scene...
He has no idea what could be a critical piece of evidence!
How can we believe his investigation report?
Considering this carelessness of the police...
...the defence demands for this case to be reinvestigated.
And Aditya Sharma be granted bail.
That's all. Thank you.
Mr. Bhandarkar. Would you wish to add to that?
Of course, Your Honour.
Your Honour, a competent judge like you must have understood...
...why the defence is taking this stand.
Just to delay justice and judgement.
I mean, we have the fingerprints of the accused...
...on the crime scene and the weapon of crime.
That's enough.
I mean, what is an inhaler going to change?
- Your Honour, he is guilty... - Mr. Bhandarkar.
Innocent until proven guilty.
That said.
Reinvestigation is denied and bail is also denied.
- The court is adjourned. - Thank you.
- Nikhat. - Yes, ma'am.
Think about this case legally.
We are lawyers.
If we could win the case by looking smart...
...we would be running beauty parlours. Right?
Yes, ma'am.
[Emotional Music]
[Phone Ringing]
Hello.
- Sister. - How are you?
Is everything all right?
Sister, is mom all right?
Yes, she is fine. Why?
Why did she leave from the court?
That... Because of weakness.
She will attend the next court hearing.
Hello, Adi. Adi...
Sister, are you all right?
I am fine.
Stop taking stress.
The next few months are very crucial for the baby.
That... Actually, I just quit my job.
There is a problem going on in the family.
I understand all that.
But you need to take care of yourself, for the sake of the baby.
Otherwise there can be complications.
Okay.
Sujata.
Sujata, don't be disappointed.
Didn't you hear what the policeman said?
I'm scared.
I'm scared for you and Avni.
Forget the police.
But the society.
I hope Avni isn't punished for his mistakes.
What are you saying?
Adi is innocent.
You should not lose hope.
Take rest.
Come on.
Take rest. Please.
[Indistinct Voices]
So, Zeeshan. Your name is Zeeshan, right?
What were you doing before you called Aditya?
Sir, we were at the party.
We were waiting for Adi... I mean, Aditya.
So, you called Aditya while waiting for him.
Yes, sir.
When you called Aditya at around 10:45 p.m...
...what did you guys talk about?
Sir, Aditya sounded stressed.
- Is it? - Yes, sir. - Okay.
In fact he told me that he had run into some trouble.
Trouble! Is it? And...
- And, sir... - He must have told you something.
I am sure that was not the end of the conversation.
Sir, we heard a girl shouting.
Is it? Okay. What was she saying?
- "I will complain against you." - Point to be noted, Your Honour.
Sanaya Rath said this to the accused...
"I will complain against you."
Your witness.
Zeeshan, do you know Sanaya Rath?
No, ma'am.
How was your party that night?
It was good.
No... I mean to ask...
...if it was a small party or a big party.
A small party to which only a few are invited.
Or was it a huge party. You know, large scale.
It was large scale, ma'am.
I am sure there was food, music... Large scale.
Yes, ma'am. Everything was there.
Was the music loud or soft?
Ma'am, it was our party. Music is always loud.
Naturally.
Despite the loud music, you clearly heard a girl saying...
..."I'll complain against you" over the phone.
No, ma'am. That was...
She did not snatch the phone and say it so that you hear her.
- And you don't know Sanaya Rath. - No, ma'am.
Then how can you be so sure that it was Sanaya Rath's voice?
You don't know anything about her.
- Ma'am, I don't know. - Right.
Since when do you know Aditya?
Since childhood.
Do you think he can rape and murder a girl?
- No, ma'am. Never. - Thank you.
Mr. Kamdar, what did you see that night?
I was smoking while sitting next to the window.
That is when I saw this guy in the building.
Can you elaborate the sentence?
I mean it seemed as if he was looking for Sanaya.
Objection.
I want you to ask Kamdar how does he know...
...that Aditya was looking for Sanaya.
Did he say, "I am looking for Sanaya? Where is she?"
- Please. - Sustained.
Okay. What did you see next, Mr. Kamdar?
After three hours...
...I heard the sound of a car alarm.
I looked out of the window and saw this guy fleeing away.
He got into his car and sped away.
Thank you, Mr. Kamdar.
You came here to help an innocent girl get justice...
...despite having so many health issues.
Sir, she was a good girl.
Mr. Kamdar.
According to you, Sanaya was a good girl.
- One of the nicest girls I have seen. - I see.
Your Honour, Exhibit D3 has been given in.
These are the letters that Mr. Kamdar wrote to his society...
...complaining against Sanaya Rath.
Objection, Your Honour.
This is new evidence being presented.
This is not evidence, Your Honour.
These are the hard facts which expose Mr. Kamdar.
He has stated clearly in these letters and I quote from them.
He describes Sanaya as a girl of nuisance value...
...bad influence, a girl with lose morals.
He also accused her for running an indecent business in the building.
Good girls don't do this.
How can we trust this witness's testimony?
That's all, Your Honour.
[Footsteps Approaching]
[Knocking on the door]
Mr. Keshav Rane.
Tell the court how the accused got these marks on the back.
These are called defensive wounds.
As per my reading, when the accused assaulted the victim...
...the victim tried to save herself.
That is when the accused got these marks on his back.
Furthermore, I found Aditya Sharma's skin cells...
...from Sanaya's fingernails.
Poor girl must have fought till the end.
Dr. Rane.
What kind of weapon was used in this murder?
What kind of knife?
After analysing the wounds, I can say...
...it was single-edged, non-sedated and a blade of 7.5 inches.
Something like this, Doctor.
Yes, this is the murder weapon.
And I found Aditya Sharma's fingerprints on this knife.
Because this weapon was recovered from Aditya Sharma.
Dr. Keshav Rane...
...would you like to tell more about the knife, to the court?
Your Honour, this murder weapon was attempted to be cleaned.
And we found traces of blood which was washed away.
Is your conclusion certain, Dr. Rane?
It's 100 percent sure.
The fingerprints on this knife belong to Aditya Sharma, the accused.
Defence.
Mr. Rane.
For how long have you served as a forensic expert?
Almost 15 years.
As far as I know, forensic experts worth their salt...
...always consider a percentage of error.
There is no such thing as "100 percent" in forensics.
A certain percentage of error does exist.
So, the court may kindly note...
...Dr. Rane himself has admitted...
...that there can be a percentage of error in his findings.
We should go with that possibility.
It's not necessary that the fingerprints
belong to Aditya Sharma.
Thank you.
Your Honour, these things don't matter.
Fact of the matter is in front of everyone.
Accused Aditya Sharma tried to escape from the police.
Aditya Sharma's blood marks and fingerprints...
...were found in the entire house.
Medical examination has revealed that...
...Aditya Sharma's bodily fluids were found in Sanaya Rath.
Aditya's skin cells were found in Sanaya's fingernails...
...and the coinciding proof is on his back.
And the murder weapon was recovered from Aditya Sharma.
Every argument and every evidence proves his crime.
I mean, these unnecessary technical details make no difference.
Yes, Counsel. I know your objection.
Mr. Bhandarkar, I can assure you, I know my job very well.
So, can you please stop passing your verdict...
...after every cross examination?
[Crowd Laughing]
I apologise, Your Honour.
Nikhat, where is the Sanaya Rath information?
Ma'am, my source just...
He is just going to give it to me.
I don't want the whole damn story.
I just want the information.
[Phone Ringing]
Hello.
Mr. Madhav, where are you?
Upstairs. To your left.
- Sanaya's file? - Rs. 3 lakh?
One.
But the deal was for three.
One.
- Okay. - I'll give one third of the file...
...for the one third payment.
- Two. - Three.
Two and a half. That's final.
Here is what you can do. I'll weigh half a kilogram of okra for you
for all the bargaining.
Okay, done. Two and a half.
- When will I get it? - In sometime.
Let me wrap this meeting up.
- This is urgent. - Okay.
Suleiman is getting his rickshaw. Thank you.
I am not offering you a lift.
What did I tell you? This case isn't your cup of tea.
Mr. Raghu, tell me.
Be honest.
Do you really think that boy is a murderer?
Gut instinct.
Forget about me. You tell me.
What do you think? What do you want?
Should I let go of him? One more rape, one more murder.
Did you forget that case? That woman?
Don't remind me of the past.
Look, Madhav Mishra. Let me make this clear.
You may put in every ounce of force
you got in your ass. I am not going to back out.
I have a daughter who is 15 years old.
I get scared when she comes home even 15 minutes late.
The boy will be punished.
To be hanged till death.
Did you get that?
[Theme Music Playing]