All language subtitles for Criminal Justice Adhura Sach S1E5

"I'll break her jaw."

"Bloody bitch."

"Why doesn't she die?"

Okay, Mom. Just listen to me, okay?

Why did you change your decision

that day?

Which day?

That day.

First, you said

you don't want to go
to Madh with us.

But later you joined us.

Why?

What do you want to say, Mom?

Why do hate her so much?

What has that child done to you?

This was all
a part of therapy, okay?

Dr. Sabawala had told me

to channelize my anger
and record it on my dictaphone.

I recorded all my anger,
my frustration in this, Mom.

I said it all
in the heat of the moment.

So much hatred.

So much hatred
in the heat of the moment?

If you can say all these things,

then maybe
you can think of doing it as well.

Maybe you can do it too.

-Mom... buddy, just...
-I am not your buddy!

I want to talk to my lawyer.

We have seized a year's worth
of your supply.

There's nothing your lawyer can do.

Sir, I have information you can use.

Do you have any exchange policy?

I see. Now you want to make a deal
with the police?

Come, let me teach you
the lock-up policy first.

Sir, about that
Zara Ahuja murder case...

Yes, Deshpande.

I have a gift for you.

If you ever get promoted,
don't forget

who deserves a party
and who deserves a favour.

I just arrested a drug dealer.

The boy lied again...

about going to the ATM.

Mehman ji.

What are you doing in there
for so long?

I am in my chamber.

Studying the case. Be quiet.

Studying the case?

You've been talking
to yourself all this while.

These are not good signs.

We're meeting with
Mukul's doctor today.

Why don't you book a session
for yourself as well?

Sir,

shall I send some tea inside?

-What is it?
-We're getting late. Let's go. Take this.

How will you send tea?

There's always some beauty product
simmering on the burner.

Come... to the tea stall.

I'm destined to drink tea
at the tea stall.

-See you, didi.
-I'm leaving, Ratna.

How does it matter
if only 6 grams of MDMA

were recovered from Mukul's room?

Ma'am, according to
Xavier's statement,

he had sold 10 grams of MDMA
to Mukul.

Which means, that night, he shared it
with his friends at the party.

And if someone else
at the party also consumed them,

then our entire case
will fall apart.

Did you do a drug test
on the others at the party?

We didn't think
it was necessary then.

When we found evidence
of Mukul dragging Zara out of there,

we just followed that lead.

Perfect.

See, the drugs we found
in Zara's bloodstream

and the drugs we confiscated
from Mukul's room...

that's our direct
and exclusive link.

Our victory lies
in this exclusivity,

so, guys, this is the story
that needs to do the rounds.

But, ma'am, these questions
should be raised, right?

Why?

Wasn't the charge sheet
filed by the police?

Your department's job is apprehending
the killer and bringing him to me.

My job is to get him punished.

You guys have done your job;

now let me do my job.

Yeah?

-Thank you.
-Thank you.

You see, Mukul has
been lying time and time again.

He's hell-bent on
sinking his own boat.

When someone has
always been disappointed by others,

they will always be afraid
to trust anyone.

Who disappointed Mukul?

Have you

heard about confirmation bias?

Please explain it to him.
He doesn't know.

When we believe
something is the truth,

we collect all the proof
to support that belief.

How is this connected to Mukul?

Mukul believes
that no one loves him.

He keeps reconfirming this belief
over and over again

that he's alone in this world

and even his mother
doesn't love him.

But Mukul's mother
is standing by his side

with all her might.

That may be true,

but you have to understand

that children often blame

any one parent entirely
for the divorce.

This means he blames his mother.

Mukul's relationship with his mother
was already a little broken.

When Mukul's mother
married for the second time,

along with that came
the picture-perfect daughter, Zara.

And as Zara got success,

limelight and the people's love,

Mukul found himself even lonelier.

To put it simply,

Zara's limelight left Mukul
in the dark shadows.

Meaning Mukul had a problem
with Zara's success.

Zara reminded Mukul of everything
that Mukul couldn't achieve in life.

Now, whether he's a scared,

insecure, short-tempered teenager

or a murderer,

that you have to understand,
Mr. Mishra.

If you have decided

that Mukul did commit this crime,

then you'll catch everything

that confirms your belief further.

Meaning confirmation bias.

Confirmation bias.

Well,

we've got only one job now.
Make him speak up.

I mean make him trust me.

If I ever need a session,
I'll come over.

Doing drugs,

being violent,

harbouring so much hatred
towards Zara.

Could I be wrong?

Imagine,

can the entire world be wrong?

Everyone's saying it, Arvind...

that my son...

my child is guilty.

Not guilty.

Listen to me, Avantika.

I admit that Mukul's upbringing
isn't perfect,

but I also know that
he's not a murderer.

And if we don't trust him,
then who will?

We shouldn't suppress
our inner voice

because of the commotion outside.

So...

not guilty.

That was an amazing stunt
you pulled with the counsellor.

It was stupid, I know.

Stupid? No.

Monumentally stupid.

And being stupid is nothing unique.

Even I am... slightly.

Now look,

you've been lying to me
continuously,

but I'm still on your side.

Because of you, I've become
the laughing stock in court.

I get yelled at by the judge,

but I'm still on your side. Why?

Because I am stupid.

But my stupidity is
not endless like yours. Understand?

So, today I'm giving you
one last chance.

Final chance.

Tell me the whole truth about
what happened that night.

From the time you left
for the party that night,

till you arrived at the party.

What happened? Where all did you go?

Tell me everything honestly.

-I told you--
-Don't say you went to the ATM.

I know you didn't go to the ATM.

You don't even have an ATM card.

Why would you go to the ATM?

Tell me.
Tell me everything that happened.

Where all did you go?

Or else the prosecution will say

that he was at the crime scene.

Later, you came to the party
and gave drugs to your sister.

Once she was high,

you dragged her back to
the crime scene, next to the beach

and poured acid on her
while she was unconscious

and killed her.

Then you dumped her body
in the Arabian Sea,

came back home
and fell asleep peacefully.

And then...

Zara, the one you had
to share your mother with,

was dead.

What nonsense!

I haven't killed Zara.

No, this is the truth.
You've killed her!

Because when your mother
married Neeraj,

you thought you'll have to
share your mother

with not just Neeraj,
but Zara as well.

Which you didn't approve of.

And on the other hand,
Zara was such a sweet child

that your mother
started loving her more

and you were heartbroken.

That's bullshit, okay?

No, no, this is the truth.

Your mother loved Zara more.

In fact, not just your mother,

but the whole world loved Zara
more than you.

And you didn't like this fact.

And then you decided
to get Zara out of the way.

That's a lie, okay?

-This--
-No, this is the truth.

To get your mom back, you went
to that party with an agenda.

And your agenda was to murder Zara.

Just shut the fuck up, you moron!

I went there to sell drugs, okay!

Not to plan Zara's murder!

At that party,

I met Somen and Devesh.

They told me

about an after-party.

So I told them that I have MDMA.

I thought

I'll sell them the MDMA
and take my cut.

We made a plan.

He's here.

He's here.

What's up, bro?

Here you go.

Four for you.

Thank you.

Bro, it's 7k for a gram, right?

But this is only 20.

Bro, I'll give you
the remaining cash at the party?

You're coming, right?

No, bro. I have other plans.

Bro, you'll have to
give us a lift anyway.

Just come in for a minute.

Okay, cool. Let's go.

Come on.

From there, we went to the party.

Somen distributed the MDMA
he bought from me

among his friends.

At the party, I met some people,

chilled out,

and then I saw Zara there.

And the rest you know.

Every day
I regret that decision of mine.

I... just shouldn't have gone.

Just...

So, this is why you kept lying.

To hide the fact that
you were selling drugs at that party.

Thank you

for telling the truth,

and...

I'm sorry
for having to use my technique.

Now, give us the names
and numbers of the people

you sold the drugs to.

Due to increasing public pressure,

the Zara Ahuja murder case
has been fast-tracked.

We'll know what weapons Lekha madam
plans to come equipped with

only after seeing the witness list.

Just watch,

Nishi's name will
definitely be on the list.

Hi, Nishi.

So, what was the nature
of the relationship

between you and Mukul?

What was the relationship
between Mukul and Nishi?

-I am pretty sure, I saw--
-Pretty sure or absolutely sure?

Yeah...

Yeah?

Thank you so much for your time.

Cancel him.

Madhav Mishra will destroy him.
Who's next?

What happened with Varun?
What provoked the violence?

I want to know everything.

Yes?

Okay, thank you.

Namaste.

Are there any records
of him being lazy at work?

I mean has anyone seen him
dozing off on duty?

If yes, then just cancel him.

The drug we recovered
from Mukul's room as evidence...

Right.

Mister,

didn't you check
the cheque properly?

Check, check, check...
I triple-checked the cheque, sir.

What are you saying?

Then how did the cheque bounce?

That too
Avantika Ahuja's cheque?

These currency notes
are in such mint condition.

I just get old, sweaty notes
all the time.

It's your hard-earned money.

At least you get paid.

And look at me.

My rich client's cheque has bounced.

Like it was made of rubber.
I threw it, and it bounced.

How much longer, Ratna?

Come on.

Neeraj,

my cheque has bounced.

I don't know how.

The lawyer called.

Your cheque?

-Yes.
-Or Zara's last income

-that you're spending on his legal fee--
-"His"?

Mukul is our son.

The same Mukul

who the police suspect
to be Zara's murderer.

You chose to be his father.

You know him.

-If we--
-Do I?

Do I know him, Avantika?

Do you even know him?

He dragged Zara

to the car and took her.

Dragged her.

To the place where...

Because Zara ticked him off.

Enough.

Mukul never accepted us
as his family,

nor Zara as his sister.

He hated her!

He is just a child.

Child?

This child of yours
has ruined my life.

Where do I arrange
his lawyer's fee from?

I won't pay for it.

And definitely not
from Zara's hard-earned money.

Don't I have a share
in Zara's hard-earned money?

Haven't I done anything
for her work?

Even I have worked hard, Neeraj!

I've done everything
for my daughter,

for this family!

My daughter was

always a star.

She didn't need you.

Fuck you, Neeraj!

Fuck you!

She was always a star!

Ratna, do you know
how my relationship with money is?

Imagine I'm standing on the highway

and money is coming my way.

A good amount, at a good speed.

It's heading in my direction,
it's coming towards me.

As soon as it's within my grasp,

it takes a U-turn.

Will you quit one day
before the hearing?

And what about all the time
you've invested in this case?

Instead, you should think
about what you'll do and how?

No, no...

A hungry man can't focus on work.

I will run the house,

and you focus on the case.

Don't say that. I'll be heartbroken.

Rather than my heart being broken,
I'll break one of my policies.

Finish your tea.
It won't come to that.

For now, I'm earning regularly
compared to you.

Okay.

What happened?
Got burnt?

Yes. Badly burnt.

Just see, how Ratna ji quietly
started earning more than me.

-Madhav! Madhav!
-Yes?

-Take this first. It's for good luck.
-What?

It's okay. It's okay.

Will you only feed him for good luck
and not the assistant?

If I fail, then he'll fail too.

-Don't be so negative.
-Feed me.

If he's a hero, then so are you.

Give him the entire bowl.

This is all he wants.

Aren't you getting late now?

-Come on, let's go.
-Come. Let's go.

-Let's go.
-Bye, didi.

Tell us.
Why did you murder Zara?

Tell us.

Tell us.

Why did you kill Zara?

Why did you do it?

Case 3459034.

State of Maharashtra v. Mukul Ahuja.

On the recommendation
of the Juvenile Board of India,

the accused is being tried
as an adult.

Are you aware of
the charges against you?

Yes, Your Honour.

How do you choose to plead?

Not guilty, Your Honour.

Speak loudly and clearly.

Not guilty, Your Honour.

Prosecution may proceed.

The fame and fortune that Zara Ahuja
had earned at the age of 14,

most people don't manage
to earn that in an entire lifetime.

Zara Ahuja wasn't just
a popular TV star.

She was a very talented,
loveable and happy child.

She had turned 14,

and she had a bright future
ahead of her.

But one night all that was brutally,
viciously brought to an end.

Zara was dragged from a party

and taken to a secluded place,

where her hands and feet were tied.

Her mouth was gagged,

and nitric acid was poured on her,

until she died of pain.

That night we lost Zara Ahuja.

We couldn't hear
her screams of pain,

and this void is impossible to fill.

If this can happen with
a celebrity like Zara Ahuja,

imagine what ordinary girls
of our country might have to face.

We have an opportunity today

to answer the cry
for her justice in this court.

Let's not fail Zara again.

During the court proceedings,

the prosecution will prove
that Zara Ahuja's murder

was committed by her family member,

her stepbrother, Mukul Ahuja.

That Mukul had the means,
motive and opportunity

to commit this crime.

I would like your permission to call
the chief investigating officer,

SHO Prashant Waghmare,
to the witness stand

to take us
through the crime, please.

Officer, what happened
on the 21st of May?

At around 9 a.m.,
Neeraj Ahuja called at the station.

He sounded nervous
because Zara Ahuja was missing.

His security guard informed him

that Zaha had gone out late at night
and hadn't returned.

She had gone to a party,
Your Honour.

Is this the same party where
Mukul Ahuja sneaked out to go to?

Yes.

But they didn't go together.

When we questioned Mukul about Zara,

he said he had seen Zara
at the party,

but that he returned home alone.

That was his first lie, Your Honour.

The first of many lies.

Photographs from the party
were already posted on social media

where we can see a clutch
in Zara's hand.

We found the clutch at the bungalow,
lying on the dining table.

And Zara hadn't returned home.

The clutch had
Mukul Ahuja's fingerprints on it.

Objection, Your Honour.

Mukul Ahuja and Zara
have been living together

as a family for many years.

So, how is finding his fingerprints
on the small bag he calls a clutch

anything path-breaking?

You'll be given a chance to make
your argument and cross-examine.

Please don't forget the procedure.

Yes.

Please continue, Officer.

We learned from the statements
of the witnesses at the party

that Mukul Ahuja was clearly lying.

Several eye-witnesses saw Mukul
arguing with Zara at the party,

Your Honour.

In fact,

he wasn't alone.

But late at night at 1:45 a.m.,

he forcibly dragged Zara outside.

And this fact is recorded on the CCTV
camera of the resort's parking lot.

Exhibit PE 1 is the recording
of the CCTV footage, Your Honour.

Zara was last seen here.

Last seen alive.

We questioned Mukul.

When we showed him this CCTV footage

where he is forcibly dragging Zara,

he finally confessed
that he left the party with Zara.

He claimed that Zara was
under the influence of some drug,

that she was puking,

and that's why
he took her to a beach.

He got some water
from a deserted bungalow,

cleaned the puke in the car,

and left Zara alone on the beach
and returned to the bungalow.

And went to sleep.

What connection does this deserted
bungalow have with the crime?

Forensics have confirmed

that the crime was committed
in this bungalow.

It's the scene of the crime,
Your Honour.

It's a brilliant cover story.

How Mukul suddenly,
coincidently showed up

at the crime scene that night.

Isn't it?

Even we didn't find
this story convincing, Your Honour.

Exhibit PE 2 are the photographs
of the crime scene, Your Honour.

We recovered photos of the same
location from Mukul's phone too.

Forensics found
Mukul Ahuja's fingerprints

at the crime scene, Your Honour.

And also on the murder weapon.

When we searched his room,

in the cupboard's shoe cabinet,

we found packets containing
six grams of MDMA.

As usual, he did try to deny it.

But...

Mukul Ahuja's fingerprints
are present on the packet.

And it's the same drug that
we have found in Zara's blood sample.

When we received this information
from the autopsy report,

our doubts were confirmed

and we took Mukul Ahuja
into custody.

Thank you.

To summarise, Your Honour,

Zara Ahuja was last seen alive
with her stepbrother Mukul Ahuja.

And the police investigation
tells us

that Mukul had the means,
motive and opportunity

to murder Zara Ahuja.

That's all, Your Honour.

Defence may proceed.

Hmm.

Officer, when you said
your doubts were confirmed,

did you suspect that
Mukul committed the murder?

Yes.

Did you suspect it,
or did you believe it?

I don't get it.

There's a slight difference
between suspicion and belief.

Suspicion has room for doubt

and belief doesn't.

What was your status?

After the autopsy and forensic reports,
there was little room for doubt.

But the forensic report takes time.

Till then, were you waiting for
your doubts to be proven wrong,

after which you would follow
the procedure?

Objection, Your Honour.
This is pointless.

Sustained.

Madhav Mishra, come to the point.

Your Honour, the point is that
the chief investigating officer,

Prashant Waghmare, is suffering
from confirmation bias.

He's adjusting his statement
according to his belief.

He was convinced that
Mukul Ahuja committed the murder.

He and his entire team

were searching for information
around this conviction.

The motive of his entire investigation
was to prove Mukul as the murderer

and not to find out
who murdered Zara.

Confirmation bias.

Confirmation bias?

Now, if we're done
with the psychology lesson,

can we come back to law?

Your Honour, the police considered
my client as the prime suspect

because he lied
in his first statement.

Mukul told the police that
he returned to the bungalow alone.

He did actually return
to the bungalow alone

and not with Zara.

And he lied when

he had no clue about
what had happened with Zara.

Your Honour, he saw Zara at night,
at the party, in an inebriated state.

And he thought he should save her
from the wrath of his parents.

You know, children are usually
scared in situations like this.

If we start treating children as criminals
because of their lying, fear or anxiety,

then our juvenile centres
would be overcrowded.

And we're making
that child stand here

and trying him as an adult.

And Lekha ji is absolutely right

that we couldn't hear Zara's screams
for help that night.

But today, Your Honour, we can hear
this child's scream for help.

He's screaming for help.

He's saying
"not guilty, not guilty."

Today, the future of this child
is also in the hands of this court.

Will we fail in
giving him justice again?

Will we fail?

This is extremely sad, Your Honour.

But society still believes
in the idea of "an eye for an eye."

That's why in cases like these,

the media is under public pressure

and the police and administration
are under pressure from the media.

And especially
in such high-profile cases,

the police are under pressure

to immediately find answers
to tough questions.

And usually,
under this kind of pressure,

the police readily believe
in the answers they get easily.

Justice is not vengeance.

It's hope for change, Your Honour.

My client, Mukul,
isn't just innocent,

in fact, even he wants to know
who did this to his sister.

Madhav ji,

Mukul pleading not guilty
doesn't make him innocent.

To prove my point,

I would like your
permission to call

the forensic examiner
to the witness stand.

Dr. Gajbhiye, how long have you been
working as a forensic scientist?

Nearly 10 years.

And what can you tell us about
the evidence found at the crime scene?

Your Honour,

these are photographs
from the crime scene.

We found samples of blood and flesh.

We even found a torn tarpaulin,

a piece of which was wrapped
around Zara's body

that was recovered from the sea.

And most importantly,

we even found the murder weapon,

which was the leftover
nitric acid in the jerrycan.

We found that
at the crime site as well.

Why is the jerrycan so important,

and why are you referring
to it as the murder weapon?

Because the jerrycan
contains the acid

that was used to kill Zara Ahuja.

And were Mukul Ahuja's fingerprints
found on this jerrycan as well?

Yes.

These fingerprints matched
Mukul Ahuja's.

Thank you.

No more questions, Your Honour.

I am not an expert,

but can you

tell the court
what partial fingerprints are?

Any set of fingerprints

that are incomplete, broken, unclear

or degraded.

Meaning not visible clearly.

We call them partial fingerprints.

So, is it possible that an unknown
person arrived after Mukul left,

wore gloves
and used the can of acid,

due to which Mukul's fingerprints
became partial,

and the unknown person's
fingerprints didn't show up?

Is this possible?

But why would that happen?

The why and how
is what we're trying to find out.

Just tell us whether
this is possible or not.

Tell us.

Yes, it is possible.

How many other people's fingerprints
did you find at the crime scene?

Several others.

I see. Whose fingerprints
were those several others?

What?

You must have ID'ed
the other fingerprints, right?

How many others did they belong to?
Who all were there?

I don't have information
on whether they were ID'ed or not.

I can say with firm belief,
Your Honour,

they weren't.

Confirmation bias.

Thank you.

The court is adjourned.

You all planned to
accuse me of stealing

and were going
to quietly have me abducted, right?

Bastards!

No, Bittu, that's not true.

And those who tried to abduct me...

They replaced Zara.

...I've already dealt with them.

What nonsense is this, Bittu?

Don't you know
whom you're talking to?

Listen, you fool.

Bittu isn't scared of anyone.

She is strong and competent.

Understood, idiot?

Varun, you're in college
and preparing to be a doctor.

Right?

Yes, ma'am.

Did you always want
to be a doctor?

No, ma'am.

I wanted to be a pilot.

That was...

just before Mukul did this.

Did what?

Can you show the court?

Objection, Your Honour.

To add weight to their statement,

the prosecution
is using gruesome theatrics.

Sustained.

Varun, Mukul and you
were best friends, right?

And yet Mukul attacked you
like this?

Yes, ma'am.

Did you start this fight?

No, ma'am.

Then what did you do that
Mukul attacked you so viciously?

I unwittingly pulled his leg.

Random comment.

I think about his

results or something... and--

Freaking liar!

Order!

Mr. Mishra, control your client.

Yes. Mukul.

Do you see?

Do you see
his anger is out of control?

He gets violent.

He assaulted his friend,
his best friend so brutally.

This clearly indicates

that he can do the same
with his sister, his stepsister.

You can, can't you, Mukul?

Objection, Your Honour.

-What is this--
-Sustained.

Continue.

Your Honour,
I'd like to exhibit PE 3,

a video recording of the fight
between Mukul Ahuja and Varun Thakur.

I'm gonna fucking ram you.

I'm gonna fucking kill you.

You fucking liar.

I'm gonna fucking kill you.

You fucking piece of shit.

I'm gonna ram you.
I'm gonna fucking kill you!

I'm gonna fucking kill you.

I'm gonna fucking kill you.

I'm gonna fucking kill you.

I'm gonna fucking kill you.

-I didn't know he could be so vicious--
-Avantika.

Don't say that. Have faith.

How am I supposed to
have faith, Arvind?

Listen to his dictaphone
and tell me how.

The dictaphone from his therapy?

Avantika,

if there's anything on it
that can get Mukul in more trouble,

then destroy it.

Please.

Mukul hasn't done anything.

And what if he has?

There is no excuse for
what Mukul did to you, Varun.

None at all.

But I still want to know
what you said

that provoked his anger so much.

It was something really random.

Random?

I've been a student
of a government school.

Hindi medium.

So "random" means...

anything, saying anything.

Yes.

Like saying
your mom is a gold digger,

who can sleep with anyone for money.

Objection, Your Honour.
This is... this is not relevant.

You smashed it out of
the park today, Mehman ji.

I mean...

Sir.

Whether we make money or not,
we'll definitely earn respect.

Respect doesn't have the same kick
as money, Deepu. Understood?

A hungry man can't focus on work.

Who did this?

This is slander.

Who was it?

We're planning to run from here.

What?

To break out.

Again.

What are you up to, boys?

Get out. Leave.

-Nothing, sir.
-Nothing.