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Kamran knows you're helping Sehar.

So what if he does?

It's not like I'm committing a crime I need to hide.

He stood right in front of me...

There wasn't a hint of shame in his eyes.

Manisha, why are you doing this?

Do you realize what will happen if Kiran finds out?

And what if Kiran finds out?

Do you really think she'll still stand by him even after knowing the truth?

No, she doesn't know the whole story.

Well,

that makes her a better person than you.

You know everything, and yet you're still standing with a rapist.

Alright, here you go again.

There's nothing to go on about, Rohit.

The only reason I'm holding back is

that I hope you'll eventually side with the truth.

Otherwise, I'll go to Kiran and tell her everything myself.

Why would you do that?

Kamran has already convinced her he's innocent,

so what do you get out of creating more chaos?

And just how much of a role did you play in convincing Kiran?

That's completely beside the point.

Our friendship is what's most important right now.

So what does that have to do with me?

You're my wife.

You're supposed to support me, have my back.

You need to learn the difference

between personal loyalties and this activism of yours.

And you're my husband, Rohit!

I expect you, of all people,

to know the difference between right and wrong, between a predator and a victim.

I'm not going to argue with you, Manisha.

I'm just trying to make you understand my point of view. Please just get it.

The reason you won't argue is

that you don't have a logical point to make!

You just want me to be an obedient wife

and blindly agree with whatever you say.

Manisha...

let's just drop this right here, please.

You've done enough to help Sehar. That's it.

Now, let the court decide the rest.

No.

Wherever Sehar needs my help, I'll be there for her.

You should ask yourself...

when are you going to stand up for what's right?

Yes, Mr. Bukhari.

Your statement?

The police have filed a C-class report, My Lordship.

There is no evidence against my client,

no witness, no DNA, and the complaint wasn't even filed in a timely manner.

Therefore, my client must be acquitted.

Your Honor,

the plaintiff's sworn testimony is already on record.

The outcome of this case will be decided by this trial,

not by a police report.

And it is the court that will pass judgment on the accused's crime,

not the police.

This is a gross injustice, My Lordship.

Dragging my innocent client through the mud like this...

It's a deliberate attempt to tarnish his reputation and good name.

Inspector Shafiq.

On what grounds did you file a C-class report?

You were fully aware

that the plaintiff's statement of 164 was on record.

Sir, I conducted the investigation by the book.

The complainant had no evidence,

and she waited a long time before filing the report.

On top of that, her only witnesses were members of her own family.

So you took the word of the accused's staff,

but dismissed the testimony of the victim and her family?

Sir,

I simply acted in accordance with the law

and did what I felt was appropriate.

But if you believed the plaintiff's statement to be false,

you should have documented it as such.

Sir...

making that determination is the court's prerogative.

Had I overstepped,

you would have been even more displeased with me.

So...

you can clear my name.

If I do that, Sehar's lawyer will raise hell.

The court will just order a new investigation.

A new officer will be assigned...

to handle the entire thing from scratch.

You'll have to pay him off, too...

and who's to say he's even on the take?

Look...

I can name you as the accused in my investigation report.

And I'll write that no witness has corroborated Sehar's allegations.

And that Sehar herself was unable to produce

any evidence to substantiate her claim.

And then?

Then...

the burden of proof will fall squarely on her.

It's a burden she won't be able to meet...

and you will walk away a free man. Completely exonerated.

So that's how you've engineered this.

Inspector Shafiq...

you're no stranger to this courtroom.

Your Lordship, I move for my client to be acquitted immediately.

Regardless of what the police's track record may be...

my client's own spotless history,

along with the facts of this case, proves his innocence.

Please be seated.

The court cannot ignore the sworn statement of the plaintiff, Sehar Moazzam.

The court must determine

if her testimony remains steadfast and credible.

We must also determine whether the witnesses for the accused...

who gave statements to the police,

will reiterate them under oath.

And if they do take the stand,

will they stand by their testimony?

Therefore, a verdict in this case

will be reached only after a thorough examination of

the evidence and all witness testimonies.

-But Your Honor... -That's enough, Mr. Bukhari.

I've made my decision.

You'll be provided with the copies.

We will proceed with this case on the 17th of February.

Mr. Bukhari, you've received the copies, correct?

Yes, Your Honor.

Let's proceed with the arraignment.

Mr. Kamran Haider, you stand accused of raping the plaintiff,

Sehar Moazzam, on January 2nd, 2025,

at approximately nine thirty pm at your residence,

House number 38, Street 51, Phase VIII.

How do you plead?

Not guilty, Your Honor.

I am innocent.

Very well.

For witness testimonies and examinations,

a date is set for February 24th.

Miss Beenish and Mr. Bukhari, do you have any objections to this date?

The prosecution has no objection, Your Honor.

Let’s set the date for the 4th of next month, Your Honor.

The defense requires adequate time for preparation.

Mr. Bukhari, you are a very experienced lawyer.

You are aware this is a special court.

In cases of this nature,

the law requires the trial to be concluded within four months.

As the court pleases, Your Lordship.

I am at your disposal.

Very well.

The prosecution will present its witnesses on February 24th.

This court is adjourned until that date.

All rise.

Life often brings us to a point

where we're left with no other choice.

So my advice is...

face what's coming with courage.

Look, my child, if you don't go to court,

how will you ever know the truth from the lies?

What will I do if the accusation turns out to be true?

The court will pass its judgment on Sehar's case.

But the decision you have to make...

that's a burden you'll have to bear, right?

Why are you up so early?

I never really fell asleep.

I couldn't sleep a wink all night.

You should try and get some rest.

I'll head straight home from the courthouse,

and I'll take care of Zoe.

I'm going to the courthouse as well.

The maid will look after Zoe.

No.

You're not going.

I don't want you to have to go through all of that.

We have to face this together.

Have I ever left you to face anything alone?

I won't be alone. Rohit will be with me.

Besides, a courthouse is no place for a woman.

I know it's no place for a woman.

But thanks to some men,

our presence there becomes necessary.

I'm going to take a shower. Could you keep an eye on Zoe?

Yes, where are you?

What are all of you doing here?

We're all going to court together.

You were worried about how you'd ever face your friends

if they found out, right?

But you know, when I told them,

they said,

"If we don't stand by Saad and Sister Sehar today,

we'll never be able to live with ourselves."

Aunt, there's no need to worry.

We are all with you.

My dear, it's our first time in court...

we're feeling a little nervous.

Oh, Aunt, don't you worry one bit.

We've only ever seen a courtroom in films and TV shows ourselves.

We're all in this together.

Stay blessed.

You should ride with us.

Mom, I'll catch a ride with them, alright?

Sure.

You've backed the wrong horse, Miss Beenish.

I'll get no satisfaction from beating you.

I've taken on precisely the right case, Mr. Bukhari.

And believe me, I'll thoroughly enjoy watching you lose.

Really? You're renowned for championing women's rights.

Since when did you get into the business of defending frivolous cases?

You're not the woman you once were, Miss Beenish.

You've changed.

And you're famous for getting criminals off the hook.

You haven't changed one bit.

Oh, but listen...

there's no substitute for experience.

The more you listen to a seasoned professional like me, the more you'll learn.

You might want to talk less, Mr. Bukhari.

Your babbling doesn't impress me.

It only reveals your weaknesses.

Mark my words.

I'm the best criminal lawyer in the business.

You're only the best if other people say so.

Otherwise, you're just singing your own praises, Mr. Bukhari.

Singing my own praises?

How dramatic.

Oh, this is going to be an absolute blast.

An absolute blast.

Are you alright?

I'm fine.

This is a special court for gender-based violence.

Judge Abdul Jabbar is highly experienced with cases like these.

So, that's a good thing, right?

Yes, it's a very good thing.

However, Kamran's lawyer is Mr. Bukhari.

He has a certain reputation...

and it's not a good one. You've already seen what he's like.

He will try to make this personal.

He'll do everything he can to pressure and humiliate you and your family.

You need to answer confidently,

exactly as we rehearsed at the office.

Got it?

Well, here he comes.

So many lawyers?

This is an intimidation tactic.

Don't worry, I'll handle it.

All rise.

Is the plaintiff, Miss Sehar Moazzam, present in court?

Yes, Your Honor.

My client, Miss Sehar, is here.

And the lead defendant,

Mr. Kamran Haider, is he present?

Yes, Your Lordship.

My client, Kamran Haider, is present in the court.

Are all the prosecution's witnesses present as well?

Yes, Your Honor.

The plaintiff Sehar Moazzam’s parents and brother are here.

The investigating officer

and the medical examiner assigned to this case will appear in court for their testimony.

Your Honor, I request

that all unauthorized individuals be ordered to leave the courtroom.

Under the Anti-Rape Investigation and Trial Act,

the victim's identity cannot be disclosed,

nor may any uninvolved party attend

these proceedings without the court's permission.

Mr. Bukhari,

you are well aware of the law,

yet you’ve packed my courtroom. Why?

Not at all, Your Lordship.

These men are all counsel for my client.

What are you talking about, Mr. Bukhari?

You’re a senior lawyer.

Only you and your associates may remain in the courtroom.

Everyone else must leave.

And in the future, adhere to the law.

If the plaintiff's name, identity,

or any details of this case leave this room,

you will be held in contempt of court.

Yes, Your Lordship.

And who are you, miss?

Um...

I'm Kamran's wife.

That means you're not directly involved in this case.

Please leave.

Your Honor, my client, Miss Sehar, has no objection to her presence.

Miss Sehar, what do you have to say about this?

Yes, sir.

I want Kiran to stay and hear everything.

Alright. You may sit.

Please, sit down.

Thank you.

And you?

Your Honor, I'm Sehar's friend. I'm here at her request.

Miss Sehar?

Yes, sir. She’s telling the truth.

Very well.

Thank you.

Your Honor, my client, Miss Sehar, is ready for examination.

All other witnesses for the prosecution,

please exit the courtroom.

Alright, Miss Sehar Moazzam, please approach.

I will speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

I will speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

If I lie or hide anything from the court...

If I lie or hide anything from the court...

May I face the wrath of God.

May I face the wrath of God.

My name is Sehar Moazzam.

This incident happened on January 2nd, 2025.

And the man accused is present in this courtroom today.

He broke my trust, he deceived me, and he lied to me.

He used his pregnant wife as a pretext to invite me to his home for dinner.

He raped me, Your Honor.

What is this, Kamran?

You spend all day at the office.

When you finally come home, you're either watching TV

or you're glued to your phone.

What's the issue now? The phone...

were you saying something?

Whenever you're holding that phone,

it's like you go completely deaf.

You don't hear a word I say.

No, no, I am listening to you.

Give my phone back.

Here, I'll turn it off and put it away.

Now, tell me, what's on your mind?

It's okay. Go ahead and ignore me.

Come on now. As if I'd ever have the nerve to ignore you.

Tell me what's wrong.

Oh Lord, please have mercy.

Help my Sehar triumph through this ordeal.

And when Rohit arrived,

Kamran confessed his crime in front of him.

According to the police report,

you haven't provided any evidence of the incident, Miss Sehar.

Your Honor.

In rape cases,

there are judicial precedents

where the court has convicted the accused based on the victim's sole testimony

if deemed credible.

The circumstantial evidence in this case

substantiates the claims made by my client, Miss Sehar.

The trial has only just begun.

Much more will come to light before this court.

Miss Sehar,

do you have anything further to add?

No, Your Honor. I have nothing more to say.

You may proceed, Mr. Bukhari.

Miss Sehar, are you feeling all right?

I'm fine.

I can imagine you must be emotionally and mentally exhausted.

If you'd like to take a break, I have no objections at all.

No, I don't need a break.

I'm perfectly fine, thank you.

You may begin with your questions.

As you wish.

Miss Sehar,

would I be right in saying

that for your age, you are a very successful professional...

you've achieved remarkable success at such a young age.

Yes.

I suppose you could say that.

I suppose I could then.

It's good to hear you're so intelligent.

You have a Master's degree, don't you, Miss Sehar?

Yes.

You were the topper of your class at the university, as well.

Yes, I was a gold medalist.

A gold medalist. Brilliant. Simply brilliant.

So, you're heading the marketing and sales department of a major corporation.

You must have a bank account.

Of course.

Every employee has a bank account.

Of course, every employee does.

And I take it you have accounts on various social media platforms as well?

Yes, of course.

Miss Sehar,

if you needed to send money to a family member urgently, right this second,

how would you do it?

I'd use my bank's mobile app on my phone.

Exactly. That's right.

So...

let's say you're craving a late-night snack,

or there's nothing to eat in the house. What do you do?

I'd order food online.

Great.

A true member of Gen Z.

Everything is right at your fingertips, isn't it?

Objection, Your Honor.

Counsel's questions are irrelevant.

Mr. Bukhari...

Your Lordship, I have just begun my line of questioning.

The relevance will become apparent shortly.

Very well. Continue.

Thank you, Your Honor. Now, where was I?

Ah, yes. Miss Sehar, imagine your car breaks down.

You have to be somewhere urgently,

and there are no other cars at home.

What would you do?

I'd book a ride online.

Book a ride online. Right.

Miss Sehar, you are an educated woman.

You hold a Master's degree, you graduated at the top of your class,

a gold medalist...

and you run the entire marketing and sales department for a major company.

A woman who, by her own admission, handles everything through the internet.

So, I have to ask…

why did it never occur to you

to simply Google what to do after a heinous, brutal crime like a rape?

To look up the critical importance of an immediate police report,

a medical examination, and preserving your clothes as evidence?

I asked you a question, Miss Sehar.

I did check online about what to do.

And yet, you stayed home for six days? Why?

My family stopped me.

Why?

Is it because they didn't believe your story?

They believed me.

Because it wasn't an accusation. It's the truth.

Sehar?

Are you home, sweetheart?

Turn that down, will you? I've got a call from home.

Yes, Mom?

What is it? What happened?

Mom, he was here.

-What happened? -He was right here.

What are you saying?

Mom, he was right here. He was here, Mom.

No one's here, Sehar. It's alright.

No one's here. It's okay. There’s nobody here.

There's no one here, Sehar. There’s nobody here.

There’s nobody here.

Mom.

We're going to the police.

Let's go to the police, Mom. We must.

Honey, we’ll go.

-We’ll take you in the morning. -No.

We will go in the morning.

No, Mom. I have to go to the police station.

I need to press charges against Kamran.

Sehar, please listen to me, my dear child.

How many times have you heard it on the news?

It’s always the woman who bears the shame.

Honey, they just drag her name through the mud,

and her family’s reputation is what gets ruined.

It's pointless, my child. Absolutely pointless.

Mom… Mom, please stand by me. Please come with me.

We are standing by you.

But I’m terrified for you, honey.

The world will just point the finger at you.

They'll just ask why you went to his house in the first place.

Mom, what could possibly be worse for me than what’s already happened?

My poor girl.

Who would wish such a terrible thing upon you?

Mom… Mom, what's done is done.

Please, just support me. I'll go talk to Dad.

-Sehar, just listen to me... -Dad…

Dad, you have to come with me to the police station.

Dad, we've already wasted far too much time.

I have to go now, please.

Sister, what do you think is going to happen?

You'll go to the police station, file a complaint,

and they'll just arrest Kamran?

Sister, the kind of questions they'll ask, the things they'll say...

You won't be able to bear it.

So I should just let the man who raped me walk free out of fear?

Who is telling you to let him go?

I won't spare him, Sister. I’ll kill him.

If you set foot outside this house, it won't end well.

You should have stopped her from going to that man’s house.

When does Sister get home? When does she leave?

Have you ever even bothered to ask her?

Saad, are you blaming me for this?

You could have been more careful, couldn't you, Sister?

What were you thinking, going to a man's house you barely know?

Especially at night, and all alone.

I had no idea he was alone.

He lied to me.

And you dare to hold me responsible for it?

If only I had stopped you, Sehar...

If only you hadn't gone there...

Mom, there's no point in any of this.

What's done is done. Dad...

I can't let this man get away with it.

I have to report him. I must go to the police station.

The police will only say the same thing, Sehar.

That you should have been more careful.

And the questions your brother is asking now,

the entire world will be asking tomorrow.

Honey, you have to be the one to protect yourself.

Mom, it's not like people have rapist stamped on their foreheads.

If Kamran had murdered me,

would you still be this worried about what the world might think?

Have some fear of God. What are you saying?

Mom, they are both crimes, aren't they?

What if our house were robbed today?

Or someone stole your purse.

Dad, what if someone took your car, or Saad, if someone stole your bike...

would you still be worried about keeping it quiet?

A man has raped your daughter.

What is wrong with all of you?

In our country, this is seen as a greater crime than robbery and theft.

The punishment for it is just as severe as murder.

And all you can think about is what other people will say?

Because this is a matter of our family's honor.

If this gets out, people will circle like vultures.

They'll tear this family's reputation to shreds.

Dad,

in a rape case, it’s crucial to go to the police station immediately.

Please, try to understand.

Sehar.

Sehar, dear, please just think about it for a little while.

Whatever you decide,

we’ll all sit down and discuss it together.

But just give it some thought.

But I don’t have time, Mom. Why can’t you all understand?

Please, stand by me.

If you can’t support me, then at least let me go.

Please, Dad.

Sehar, I’m begging you, honey.

Saad is furious right now.

If we go to the police station, he might do something reckless.

What is wrong with you two?

Sehar is already in a state of complete shock.

After such a vile thing has happened to her…

And you two are blaming her?

What should we do, Moazzam? Tell me, what are we supposed to do?

We have to support Sehar.

We need to let her do whatever she wants to do.