Jaha Bolibo Shotto Bolibo (যাহা বলিব সত্য বলিব)

My Lord, it was the night of 31st December.

The route was Park Street via Wellington.

Tapas Saha, IC, Kalighat Police Station, and his friends were on their way home.

At the Wellington crossing, they noticed

some drunkards harassing a couple on a bike.

The accused are Basudev Bauri, Shibnath Gupta...

...Asutosh Saha, Subrata Maity and taxi driver, Umakanta Shaw.

Late Tapas Saha was an honest and responsible police officer.

So, he tried to intervene.

As a result...

...the perpetrators started a fight.

Basudev and his friends...

...brutally beat up the unarmed Tapas Saha.

Tapas lost consciousness.

And was fatally injured.

Six days later, he died on the ventilator.

LET THERE BE TRUTH

Tapas' friends are live witnesses of the incident.

One of them, Pradip, remembered the taxi number.

That helped in the arrest of the driver, Umakanta

and two other culprits hiding in the police hostel...

Asutosh and Subrata.

The statements of the first three culprits

matched those of the witnesses.

The other two culprits surrendered two days later.

They have refused to give a statement to the police.

But the two live witnesses have identified them.

Point to be noted, My Lord.

Except Umakanta

all four culprits are police officers.

They are very influential too.

Two of them have faced criminal charges thrice before.

Keeping in mind their past records and influence

the prosecution brings the following charges.

Eve teasing under Section 509.

Attempt to murder under Section 307 and murder under Section 302.

In order to carry out a definite investigation

I would request the court not to grant them bail.

I would also request an extension of police custody.

Do you have anything to say, Joyraj?

Thank you, Your Honour.

There's a dearth of many things in our country, Your Honour.

Dearth of money. Dearth of food.

Dearth of natural beauty. Dearth of love.

But we have one thing in large numbers.

Critics.

See for yourself.

Past criminal charges of my clients have been brought up.

But the Prosecution suppressed the fact

that none of the cases are still sub judice, Your Honour.

All charges have been dropped

and my clients have been proven innocent.

She graduated years after me, so she'd know one thing better.

Miss Roy.

Has the law course syllabus changed?

Do they still teach

a culprit is innocent until proven guilty?

Anyway, she's young and fired up.

But I agree with Miss Lawyer on one point.

Even I don't want bail for my clients.

Because I want--

Sorry, Your Honour.

I want a complete dismissal of the case.

My clients are honest police officers.

They have been wrongly framed in a false case.

I request all charges be dropped and they be declared innocent.

And to prove my statement

I'd like to call my first witness, Tapas' friend, Nikhilesh Samanta.

Go.

Nikhilesh.

How long have you known Tapas?

We were college friends.

Hmm.

What happened that night?

We stopped the car because we noticed something.

We saw them

misbehaving with a couple on a bike.

- Tapas was always a daredevil-- - That's enough.

Enough.

I'm tired of the same old lies.

I'm not saying you're lying.

You were the one who lodged the complaint, right?

Pradip and me.

Together?

You remembered the taxi number, right?

No, it was Pradip.

Hmm.

My next witness is Pradip Kundu.

Hmm.

- Pradip. - Sir?

Calm and composed?

Yes, sir.

Slept well?

Yes, sir.

Had a healthy breakfast?

Objection, My Lord. Relevance?

Mr. Sinha, please ask relevant questions.

Sorry, Your Honour. I'll get to the point.

You mentioned the taxi number in the complaint?

- Yes. - What was it?

Tell me. Come on.

- WB 24 A 3155. - Yes.

Brilliant!

Your Honour.

Just imagine.

There's a deadly fight going on.

And a soldier turns back and notices the taxi number.

Nerves of steel!

Just like a commando.

What else do you remember?

The supposed couple on the bike.

What did they look like?

- I didn't see, sir. - Why not?

No one saw their faces.

- They had helmets on. - Hmm.

And the bike number? Was a helmet covering it too?

- It was-- - What was the number?

- Yes, sir... - Why do you look nervous?

Why are you fumbling?

Why are you wasting the court's time?

You remember the taxi number.

Why not the bike number?

- Sir, I-- - Tell me what you saw.

What was the bike colour?

What was the model? What was the number?

- Tell me! - I don't remember, sir!

It all happened in the blink of an eye.

I didn't notice when the bike left.

I couldn't see the number.

Really?

Or was there no bike at all?

Hmm?

Investigating Officer, Police Headquarters.

Arnab Basu.

What have you found through your investigation?

- The investigation is on. - Very well.

Could you find the victim of molestation?

No.

You must've found the bike.

No, we're trying.

Your Honour.

Where is the case?

No bike.

No victim of molestation.

No results from police investigations.

What do we have then?

Just a slew of false allegations?

Do you have undeniable proof

that the incident really happened that night?

Or have the prosecution and police joined hands

to stage it, Your Honour?

Think about it.

It's midnight.

A woman on a bike.

Tapas Saha arrives in his car like a superhero

to save her.

Where are the other characters of the film?

Where is the bike?

Where is the rider?

Where is the pillion rider?

I'll tell you.

They're all imaginary characters.

Because this is just a creative allegation.

And I'm being very polite when I say so.

Your Honour, my clients are honest police officers.

If they spend one more day in custody due to this conspiracy

it won't just be humiliating them.

It will be a disgrace to the entire judicial system.

That's all, Your Honour.

My Lord.

The search is on for the victims on the bike.

And the investigation is in progress.

If the police are not allowed to investigate properly

it will be injustice to Late IC Tapas Saha.

And the dead deserves justice.

And due process is the only way.

So, I would request the honourable court

for an extension of police custody.

At least...

for 14 days.

Fourteen days?

Might as well be life imprisonment.

Please, Mr. Sinha.

Not Sinha. It's "Singha".

Taking all arguments into consideration

the court orders Basudev Bauri and Shibnath Gupta

ten days in police custody.

The same goes for all the accused.

The court is adjourned for the day.

Why didn't you come for the match, Pritha?

Umm...

- I was caught up in court. - I see.

- All good? - Yeah.

What happened?

I was about to win.

But kind of lost in the semi final.

It's fine.

At least, I got to the semi finals for the first time.

What do you mean by "kind of lost"?

Same thing.