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Continue for 600 meters.

Do you have conjunctivitis?

Take a left. Stay on Sardar Thana Road.

Good shit.

Bro, you've been wronged.

Kashaf crossed the limit.

It's not her fault.

I don't know what came over me yesterday.

Not just yesterday. You've always had it. For Kashaf.

Kitu sir!

Asshole!

What?

What Kitu sir? What?

What Kitu sir?

I've put the labels on the cartons for Gujarat.

Load it in my ass, then!

Load it on the truck, fucker!

I'll do it right away.

Ruined my high!

What's today?

Tell me! What's today?

Today is Monty's party!

The best stuff in South Delhi…

hot girls lip-locking in hot skirts!

Twosome, threesome, 4G, orgy, what more do you want?

Are you getting it? You're looking for love, right?

I always fall in love at his parties.

I'll get you love. Twice as much.

I'm going home.

Are you out of your mind?

Come on!

Asshole!

Happy birthday to you!

-Pratik, touch Auntie's feet. -Happy birthday, dear Pratik.

Happy birthday to you!

I don't think we should take up this case.

Why?

It's cold-blooded murder, Kashaf.

Look at his eyes.

There's something.

We should meet him.

Okay.

Come, madam.

I told the police… I killed him.

Yeah, we know that.

But as your lawyers, we must know the details.

You can't save me.

I killed a cab driver.

Yeah. Why?

I don't know.

Did you two have an argument?

Then why did you stab him?

I don't know.

I said I don't know!

Please go!

Please don't try to help me!

-Okay. -Just go!

-Pratik, calm down. -Okay, that's fine.

Time's up. Please get up.

He's just a 19-year-old regular college kid, for God's sake.

It's like there is some direct correlation between…

intelligence and a fucking crazy streak.

But what could have made him kill?

Grandpa's lost his mind, Shubhangi.

It's a bad bad decision.

You should've been on my team.

Instead, that Deepak…

Bloody idiot!

Just because Grandpa promoted a clerk to a lawyer,

he thinks he's the cat's whiskers.

But I've heard he's hot.

Definitely not!

Must be hot since you are turning so green.

Chill, bro.

I wouldn't push myself on your team perhaps, since you're my brother.

I'll learn faster with Deepak.

Maybe.

He is the one who needs to learn!

You are the one who needs to learn.

-You're rusty, brother. -Whatever.

Come, Deepak.

Your Honor…

the judges must be scared today.

Why?

Because the hunter is arriving.

My case is listed in the Chief's court.

I won't return without a kill today.

Your Honor…

why are you getting that Harvard-returned stuck with me?

I can't even spell Harvard.

Very simple.

H-O-W-A-R-D.

Shubhangi will work with your team.

Your Honor.

Where is my…

gun?

-Where's my gun? -Right here.

Your gun.

Okay?

After you.

He used to look much younger than the other kids.

So he would often get bullied.

He would cry at night.

Since he joined engineering college, moved to a hostel…

he changed.

Was he ragged a lot?

Everyone gets ragged.

As bad as shitting proton and electron.

But I think Pratik looked so tiny…

that he had it real bad.

Does he have a psychological disorder?

Was he dealing with any adjustment issues?

Smile.

Hey--

Pratik! Come here!

Join us, son.

Papa's taking a selfie.

You guys go ahead.

Come on, son!

We don't have a single picture together.

Why don't you ever listen?

Come on!

-Don't force him. -Stand here!

Hey!

Pratik!

Did he come home every weekend?

He did, but…

he stayed locked up in his room.

What did he do in there?

He never told us.

Any bad influences? Drugs?

Not drugs, ma'am, but…

Stop.

Please stop.

I said please stop.

Please stop.

Hey! Go to sleep!

Fuck!

There has to be a way to ban these…

and to hold the creators accountable.

It's too much.

The games are illegal,

but the creators are unknown.

They stay in places like the Cayman Islands.

So it's very hard to find them.

But the sheer level of violence, Vandu…

it's too much!

My mother used to buy me these dresses,

when I was young.

I used to hate them.

I always refused to wear them and got a scolding from my dad.

He would scold me for everything, but…

Kashaf, I got really bullied in school.

Yeah.

Because I was not like the other girls.

And kids are so cruel, you know?

I could've easily gotten addicted to a game like this.

Evidence?

Let's file it.

That's the secret to your success?

Want to know all my secrets already?

Nice to finally meet you, Ms. Shubhangi Khanna.

Likewise.

Heard a lot about you.

From Shubhrat, I'm sure.

By the way, what does that painting mean?

I think… an honest lawyer can put his head on the line for his client.

What do you think?

Actually, I think…

when a lawyer takes his mask off, there's nothing.

There's no honest lawyer.

Shall we?

Yeah.

Another case occurred in that hostel.

We need to have a look at that.

-I have to go. -Okay.

-Hi, guys. -Hi.

Hi.

This is Shubhangi Khanna, she's part of my team now.

That's Kashaf Quaze, Vandana Katpalia,

fiery lawyers… stay out of their way.

-They run "For the People Associates." -Oh.

Yeah. We were together in Law school.

We have a matter to go to.

We do. It's very nice to meet you, Shubhangi.

-You take care of yourself. -Yeah, yeah.

Come on.

Come on, seriously!

What's funny?

An arbitration just came up.

Your Honor, Pratik has already confessed

to killing the cab driver Srikant Yadav.

But we need to understand

why this 19-year-old engineering student killed the deceased.

Pratik.

Pratik.

Why?

I was playing Finisher Two.

Did you play every day?

For how long?

Four-five hours.

How long have you been playing this game?

Maybe…

a year.

Counsel, what are you trying to prove?

This boy killed the cab driver because of a video game?

I'm coming to that, Your Honor.

Pratik, could you please tell the Honorable Court

something about this game?

Pratik.

The player sets a difficult challenge for himself,

records it through a goggle-cam.

If the challenge is completed,

he uploads the video.

And where does the player complete his challenge?

In the game?

Outside.

So what you're saying is, this challenge is carried out in real life.

Thank you, Pratik.

Your Honor, Pratik was addicted to this game.

The challenge he set for himself was to kill a cab driver.

And that is how this unfortunate incident happened.

Unfortunate incident?

Forgive me, Your Honor.

But this is unbelievable.

Unfortunate incident?

May I?

Please.

Pratik Malhotra…

was there a motive behind playing this game?

Any gains? Goals?

Or was it just for fun's sake?

I had to beat Fisheye.

What?

Highest rewarded player till then.

Reward!

Your Honor, I see. Reward.

So, there's a reward in this game.

I see.

And did you beat that… Fisheye?

So, you obviously won the reward too.

What was the reward?

One hundred thousand dollars in bitcoins.

What?

One hundred thousand dollars?

Good God!

One hundred thousand dollars!

Your Honor, this is not an unfortunate incident.

It was a well-planned conspiracy.

He brutally stabbed that innocent driver…

ten times for the 100,000-dollar reward.

Your Honor, cases like these are showing up all over the world.

A couple of years ago, a teenager in Thailand robbed a man and then killed him

because he was imitating a video game--

Madam! Madam! Can she even hear herself?

I'm sorry, but this is nonsensical.

Your Honor, a poor cab driver's family…

and his old parents are struggling with the truth that he's no more with them.

And the defense is trying to imply…

that the accused was merely playing a game.

Game? Your Honor, life and death are not a game.

Pratik Malhotra has committed a crime. Murder.

And he should face the consequences. He should be punished.

He'd always stay so quiet. I mean, it's…

Ma'am, if you believe video games make someone violent,

then please, you're wrong.

In any game, you're always trying to crush your opponent.

Well, I don't get these video games.

What's the fun in sitting in one place and shooting targets,

and creating mindless blood and gore?

-It's stupid, bro. -Do you play?

You won't understand.

It depends on you, how far you want to go into the game.

But there's never an end goal.

The goal post keeps shifting all the time.

And then you just literally keep going on and on.

But I could still never think of killing anyone.

I could never think of that.

Tanisha!

Hi! Can I please speak to you for a minute?

I'd gotten addicted to the Blue Whale Challenge.

In its final stage, I…

I literally jumped off a bridge.

What drew you to the game, Tanisha?

I really don't know, ma'am.

I think…

I hated myself.

I was scared… of everything.

Everyone called me a coward.

I just wanted to be brave, ma'am.

It gave her a way to regain some control of the world.

Like, she would be the master of her destiny.

Or something like that.

And Pratik's case is the same.

After all, why did he set such a challenge?

He obviously has this need to assert himself and feel powerful.

And Kashaf, he has the same need in the real world as well.

So?

So…

how is this different from some meek member of a deadly gang

just killing people to feel powerful?

He's not a member of a gang, Vandu.

-He's just a kid. -I see.

That "kid" ruthlessly killed an innocent man.

He did.

Woah… so cool.

Let me click a picture of you.

Give me a pose, please.

Nice.

What happened?

Pratik, please tell the court what this is.

Game goggles.

Thank you, Pratik.

Your Honor, I would like to present exhibit one to the court.

Your Honor, the player has to wear these virtual reality goggles

for completing the challenge he's set.

This is part of the game, Your Honor.

-I request you to look through it. -Alright.

3D glasses, Your Honor?

We're dealing with a ruthless murder,

and the defense is playing childish games.

Even you should try being a child for some time.

-Please, Mr. Bhandari. Here. -Your Honor…

Here.

Sorry. Your Honor, please.

Please tell my learned friend this is a serious crime,

she shouldn't try to turn it into a cartoon film.

Exactly. Pratik wasn't aware he was committing a serious crime,

when he killed the cab driver.

Amazing.

What do you want to imply?

These goggles are at fault?

And the accused is innocent? Completely innocent!

Your Honor, not only do these goggles turn reality unreal…

but also, with the press of this button,

it generates a ten ampere current in the brain.

Your Honor, this is called Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation.

TDCS.

It's getting too technical, counsel.

Please explain to laymen like us.

Your Honor, I would like to invite Dr. Sen,

a renowned neurologist to the stand, please.

Thank you.

Dr. Sen, what are these TDCS signals used for?

Typically, for treatment.

To stimulate a part of the brain, pain relief.

According to some studies,

-it enhances concentration too. -Right.

Can it be said that the user's mind can respond abnormally?

There are some documented cases,

where it led to hallucination, paranoia.

Thank you, Dr. Sen.

Your Honor, when Pratik set his challenge…

and set out to complete it,

he wore these goggles and the TDCS current was generated in his brain.

He was not in his right mind.

He was under a drug-like influence of a game

that he was addicted to.

So, Your Honor, under Section 84, nothing--

Objection, Your Honor.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Your Honor.

Pardon me.

But Section 84?

Insanity?

No!

Just go!

-Please try to understand-- -What?

What should I try to understand?

Insanity?

Really?

I killed him.

And for your information, ma'am,

I'm not fucking insane! I'm not mad!

Pratik, no one's saying you're insane.

No one is.

She is.

And everybody will.

Everyone will say that.

I don't want to live.

-I want a death sentence. -No, you can't do this.

-Just go! -No, no.

Pratik, listen to me. Okay?

You're not crazy.

Okay? You're not crazy.

You have a brilliant brilliant mind.

We're only trying to understand your state of mind at that point. That's it.

Please help us.

I don't think you could tell

the difference between game and reality at the time.

And you have a right to defend yourself, Pratik.

We must fight!

And we will.

Mom.

Evan!

Who gave you the mobile?

It's mine, Kashaf.

Why did you give it to him, Antara? He's playing games on it.

I know, it's okay.

-He creates such a fuss while eating-- -It's not okay, Antara.

You won't even realize when he'll get addicted to it.

Evan, finish your food.

Kashaf!

Pratik!

Pratik?

What's the maximum value of 5 Cos A + 12 Sin A?

Twenty-five.

Twenty-five.

And minimum?

Minus one.

Minus one.

Your Honor, I never could wrap my head around trigonometry,

but…

both the answers are right.

If you say so.

I never got it either.

Your Honor, I'm sorry, but if he's acquitted under Section 84,

then any junkie will commit murder and claim innocence under Section 84.

"I was drugged, didn't know what I was doing!"

Right?

We're hearing a murder case.

It is a serious matter.

By the way, the accused Pratik Malhotra's medical reports are all normal.

And according to psychiatrist Dr. Joshi's detailed tests,

he isn't suffering from any mental disorder.

Accused Pratik Malhotra has a fully sound mind.

Thank you.

Sorry, I'm late.

I was parking my car.

It's okay.

I'm sorry for the other night, Kashaf.

Yeah, but I'm not sorry about that time.

Which time?

When I kissed you back then?

It was too long ago, Deepak.

Just… just let it go.

No, the thing is, I can't let it go.

I want to know, why didn't you--

Why didn't we, Kashaf?

You wanted something else from life, Deepak, and that's fine.

We never saw eye to eye about anything.

And you know that.

You've not seen eye to eye with me?

You had conjunctivitis so often.

How could I see eye to eye with you?

It's true.

Can you be serious?

Unbelievable.

When I'm serious, you want me to take it easy.

When I'm not serious, you want me to be serious.

What is it that you want?

Thank you.

Anything to eat?

No?

I'm hungry.

How long have you been serving in the department, Inspector?

About 25 years.

And how many murder cases have you handled?

Madam, how is this question relevant to the case?

Allow me two minutes, Your Honor.

Thank you.

Yes.

It's hard to keep track, but more than 200.

-Two hundred? -Yes.

And did you always easily arrest the accused from the crime scene?

If only murderers could be found easily at the crime scene,

it would be amazing.

Murderers abscond after committing the crime.

It breaks the police force's back trying to find them.

Takes days, weeks, even months.

Several of them are still absconding.

It is nothing to be proud of, Inspector.

All the criminals should be caught and punished.

-Understood? -Sorry, My Lord.

How long did it take for you to arrest Pratik?

We arrested him half an hour after the crime.

From where?

His college hostel.

Was he hiding?

No, he was in his room.

What was he doing?

Trying to destroy a murder weapon?

No, he was listening to music.

-Music? -Yes.

Thank you, Inspector.

Your Honor, if Pratik was even slightly conscious of his crime,

he would have tried to run,

tried to save himself from the police, but he did nothing of the sort.

Because he hadn't realized that the cab driver

won't rise again like the rest of his game characters.

Your Honor, I would like to remind the court of what Section 84 says.

"Nothing is an offense which is done by a person,

who at the time of doing it, by reason of unsoundness of mind,

is incapable of knowing the nature of the act.

Or that he's doing what is either wrong or contrary to the law."

Deepak, does "case transfer" mean…

good news or bad news?

Uncle… it's good news.

The earlier bench was useless. But since the senior judge has retired,

a new bench will hear the case which is great for us.

And this new judge…

Munawwar Quze…

Munawwar Quaze.

-Quaze. -Yes.

Isn't he your friend's father?

What's her name?

Special friend, Dad.

Kashaf.

So, then it's definitely…

good news.

Justice Munawwar Quaze is a very competent and honest judge,

so yeah, it's good news.

He's your friend's dad, isn't he?

Yes.

Munawwar…

-what? -Quaze.

-Quaze. -Munawwar Quaze.

Tell me, Pratik,

when did you set the challenge for yourself in the game?

20th Feb.

Your memory is commendable.

20th February, Your Honor. Three days before the murder.

This is exhibit no. 3, Your Honor.

Murder weapon.

I want everyone to see this.

This was used to kill that poor, innocent taxi driver.

Pratik…

this is the dagger you used to kill the driver, right?

Isn't it?

This is the one.

How did you get hold of it?

I bought it.

You bought it, okay.

When did you buy it?

-A couple of days ago. -Oh, wow.

Good memory.

He bought it on 18th February.

Here's a copy of the dagger's sales receipt.

Please note, Your Honor,

that the shop is in Chandni Chowk.

This shop is pretty far from your hostel, Pratik.

Almost 25 kilometers.

Why choose that particular shop?

Because only they sold the one I wanted.

Oh!

Right.

The dagger he wanted was only available at this place.

Makes sense.

Thank you. Thank you, Pratik.

Your Honor, Pratik set a challenge for himself 72 hours earlier.

Then, 48 hours earlier, he bought this dagger from Chandni Chowk…

and murdered that innocent cab driver, according to his plan.

Let's assume for a second that he was sitting in the back,

wearing the goggles…

not in his senses.

But Your Honor, had he lost his senses for three whole days?

No.

He clearly had mens rea.

A guilty mind.

Your Honor, according to WHO's health guidelines,

hazardous gaming is a psychological disorder.

Those who play these games for

more than two hours a day for a year…

can be called addicts.

Just like drug addicts.

And Pratik played these games more than five hours a day, Your Honor.

All this was just a blur for him.

No, Your Honor!

Pratik was absolutely normal during those three days.

Your Honor, this is a tragic situation…

in which this 19-year-old boy is stuck.

I request the Honorable Court to show some clemency.

Your Honor…

showing clemency to the accused will send out a wrong signal.

It would be an injustice to the cab driver's family.

Moreover, all the kids like Pratik,

who have taken the wrong path…

it will encourage them, rather than stop them.

And that's why, I request the Honorable Court…

to punish the accused…

under IPC Section 302, murder.

That's all. Thank you.

Sorry.

I have to be honest, Kashaf.

I think Pratik should be behind bars.

Vandu, if we lose this case and Pratik goes to jail,

do you know what will happen?

Fourteen years later after he's released,

he'll never be able to lead a normal life again.

And that would be like a death sentence.

He can do something like this again.

It's dangerous.

That kid needs help.

Maybe in a remand home or through therapy,

he'll be able to get a holdback on his life.

I'm praying we win.

The truth is that…

an innocent man is dead.

This court believes…

that while killing the cab driver, Srikant Yadav,

Pratik Malhotra was in his senses.

Maybe…

he had no realization that…

what he's doing is a serious crime.

The court sympathies with kids like Pratik Malhotra.

And they order the government and the police…

to strongly monitor such video games.

But…

the crime is very serious.

So, according to law…

the court has to decide a punishment.

This court…

sentences Pratik Malhotra…

to life imprisonment, i.e.,

14 years of jail.

Pratik!

Pratik!

Mom!

Pratik!

Prat…

Again the same question!

I said I don't want to get married!

-Will you get married when you get old? -I'm driving, Mom.

And your life?

It should stay in gear too, son.

I'll call you later. Okay, bye.

Bye.

Got an adjournment?

Tomorrow is my…

Get married, bro.

Marriage reminds me,

did you talk to Kashaf?

Did you speak with Kashaf or not?

Kitu, you know Kashaf.

I do. She's a friend. She will help us out.

She won't.

If you involve her father, she'll get upset.

-Try to understand-- -You try to understand!

Bro, Daddy is innocent.

Do you know he's got hypoglecerine due to all the stress?

I mean, he's got high sugar.

Tell me one thing. You won't even try?

Dude, it's Justice Munawwar Quaze…

Kashaf's father!

And this is Tejinder Bhalla… my father!

Shall I leave him to die?

-Will you do it or not? -No.

We have a strong case, you just have to trust me, okay?

Go fuck yourself.

Yes, Mr. Singh!

My Lord, this is a serious case.

A boy died under very mysterious circumstances.

The main accused who you must have heard of

is a well-known liquor baron.

And the others are his employees.

Lordship, my learned friend is bringing in allegations

that are not on the record.

They want to defame my client.

My client is simply a successful businessman, that's all.

Businessman he definitely is,

and his business is liquor.

And if my young friend will allow me to continue…

I will explain the importance of this context.

The boy that died…

his father used to run all the liquor stores in that area…

until his tragic death.

The child was killed as a threat…

as an ultimatum for them to leave.

They wished to leave the place their son passed away.

That's natural.

It's not a big deal, Your Lordship.

We have a lot of evidence that proves

that the boy didn't fall accidentally in the river and die.

And only the accused had the motive to kill him.

If my lords will allow me to take you through the evidence, page 82.

Do my lords have that?

Yes.

My Lords…

Justice Quaze?

How can that be?

…within six weeks after his death,

the accused opened six liquor shops in that area.

I will read from the third paragraph.

During the investigation…