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"The dominant party cannot reign forever, and truth and justice will prevail at last

-Robert Lee


Chapter 27:

It was after the long silence that filled the court. As everyone gazed at the witnesses in a gaze that carried so many emotions. Freddy and Purvi were smiling the brightest as they were happy that the only witnesses were proved wrong. It was a moment of mixed expressions. As Saransh was burning with fire. As he stood on the side of the court. Unable to understand or undertake that those kids spoke against him. But right now all he could do was stand there.

Abhijeet ached as he saw that boy breaking down infront of all.

This isn't what he wanted.

What was his fault?

All that these boys did was to come to him and try to form a connection. And they were ready to be the witness

Then why was he here in all this mess?

He didn't know what to say. To be happy for he was proven right. He gazed at the boy in pain. As he himself knew what it was like to be made to stand in front of everyone and accused relentlessly.

Kd was silent for a moment. As he hated to break that boy down as much as he hated being this harsh to win. But he knew that there wasn't another way. There just wasn't. He was relieved a bit as he gazed across Jaiswal who looked tense. And was standing quiet. As he himself was finding it unbelievable.

Acp sir on the other hand was silent. Just the way he was since the whole case started. He had no reaction on his face. As he gazed silently ahead. Waiting for the rest of the case to unfold. It felt as if this new revelation did nothing to reduce the amount of stress his face carried. Dcp sir were silent too. As he felt like there was absolute nothing they could even do.

The judge silently nodded as he wrote in the pages in front. After a moment the kids were taken away. As Jaiswal came ahead. Finally breaking the silence. As he spoke

"Inka bayan hi sirf nahi hai jo hamare pass hai. Agar ye aur inke bayan itne jhooth hai. Toh phir kya ye baat jhoothi hai ke sr. Insp. Abhijeet unhe aise secluded area me mile...kya ye jhooth hai ke unke account se wo sab paise gaye?" Jaiswal spoke in a loud tone as kd spoke in return

"Sach kya hai ab hi aapke samne aayega(turning towards the judge) your honour mai aapse ek gawah ko pesh karne ki ijazaat chahta hun"

Judge accepted as a young person walked inside. And to the katghara. As everyone gazed in confusion. As he had never been seen. Jaiswal was confused too. Everyone was. Except only Saransh. Who was silent. As he was for a moment finding it unbelievable. As he gave a tough gaze to kd. Who skillfully ignored it as he moved ahead to question the witness.

"Judge sahab. Ye insaan jinhe aaj maine yahan iss adaalat me khada kiya hain wo. Na ke bass iss pure mamle pe se parda uthayenge. Balki woh kuch aaise mamlon se parda hatayega(eyeing Saransh) jo ki bohot hi behtareen safai se puri tarah se mitaye gaye hai" kd said as he walked towards the person.

"Toh Rahul ji jaise ke maine aapke bare me pehle thoda parichay de diya hai. Kya aap aapke karya aur aapke charitra ka pura pura parichay judge sahab aur anya logon ko denge?" Kd spoke as Rahul who was barely standing still felt scared. Not only was he standing near to Saransh who was glaring daggers at him. And kd felt that as he spoke.

"Dekhiye. Aap ne agar abhi aapne bhay ko jeetne diya. Toh shayad ab bhool rahe hai ke aapke yahan hone aur is duwidha ke beech me hone ka karan bhi wahi insaan hai jisse aap bhaybhit ho rahe hain. Isliye me aapko ye ashwasan deta hun ke aaj yahan aap sabse jyada surakshit hai(pressing his hand on his shivering hands) aap boliye" kd spoke in a assuring tone as he really needed this person to speak.

"Mai..mai Rahul dev. Mai..ek computer science ka student hu sir(he said as he gazed at the judge) sir maine. Means wo..(hesitating at first but spoke in tension) maine sr. Inspector abhijeet sir ke account ko hack kiya tha sir..(he said as he in fear gazed at abhijeet who was shocked but not angry as he could very well see from the fear of that person)I am sorry sir..(he said as he gazed at abhijeet) I am very sorry. Mai..sachme God promise sir mai nahi janta tha sir..ke ye..sab itna badh jayega.." he said as he was looking scared and extremely apologetic about it.

When Jaiswal spoke "kd Pathak ji..aap bhi Kamal karte hai. Jara dekhiye iss chatra ko..kitna dara hua aur sehma hua hai. Isne aisa kuch kiya hoga lag nahi raha..aur agar kiya toh kiya..bhala aise karne ka..sr. insp ko itni pareshani me dalne ka bhala ise kya fayda hai?"

Kd spoke "yahi toh mai puchne wala hun Jaiswal sahab. Aap thodi awadhi denge muze? Taqi me unse wartaalap kar saku?"

Jaiswal rolled his eyes as he sat down at his place.

When kd spoke "Ji mai samaz sakta hun ke aap ne socha nahi hoga..aur aapki nadani samzi jaa sakti hai..(pressing on the word)agar .. aap muze batayenge ke aapko iss behad kathin aur bohot jyada galat karya iss itni kam aayu me kyu karna pada? Ya apne kyu kiya?"

Rahul was quiet but he knew that there was absolutely no scope or whatsoever. As he spoke, taking a deep breath.

"Mai..muze paison ki zaroorat thi sir. Aur..mujhe ye sabse sadha tarika laga tha sir...mai.."

When kd interrupted with "Ji hum mai hum sab samaz chuke hai ke kya karan tha aapko ye karya karne ka..par kya aapne wo karya isi wajah se kiya hai?"

"Nahi sir..actually Mai Kam karna chahta tha sir. Par sir mai kabhi bhi. Aisa kam karna nahi chahta tha jo illegal tha. Sir mai..mera koi bhi personally tha nahi sir abhijeet sir ke sath..mai sach keh raha hun sir..(gazing at abhijeet and judge) maine bass kuch contacts through kam ki demand rakhi thi sir..aur sir ek bar wo assign ho gaya toh sir tab mujhe pata chala ke ye sab abhijeet sir ke khilaf hai..(instantly speaking) maine poori koshish ki sir..ke me rok saku..par..mujhe majboor kar diya tha sir…meri family ko marne ke dhamaki di gayi thi sir.."

"Kisne di thi dhamki.." kd asked straight

"Wo..(hesitating in fear) mai..wo"

"Ye ...ye jo aadat hai na aapki Pathak sahab..har cheez me bal ki khal nikalna hamesha sahi nahi hota.(gazing at Rahul) iss baukhlaye hue insaaan se bhala aap kya sunna chahte hai? Bol toh chuka hai wo ke uski kya galati thi? Aur aap kya karna chhate hai? Dara rahe hai aap use" Jaiswal spoke as he stood near kd.

Kd feeling irritated spoke "mai ise dara nahi iska dar nikal raha haun.." and turned back to Rahul before Jaiswal could even say anything.

"Deko Rahul computer engineer ke vidyarthi ho kar tum itna toh bakhoobi jante honge ke agar aaj tumne uss insaan ka nam nahi liya toh..sirf tumhare ghar wale hi nahi..tum..(pointing towards him) aur tumahra ye ujwal bhavishya hamesha hamesha ke ujad jayega..ek illegal hacking ki saza jante ho tum?" Kd said in a tough tone as he persuaded him to speak up further.

"Pathak sahab aap..ye kya..kya kar rahe hai aap" jaiswal interrupted again.

"Aapko najane kitne bar samzaya hai ke beech me aap bolne ki aadat chodiye..(seeing him still interrupting) aur aapko bolne ka mauka milega filhal mere sawal jawab khatam nahi hue hai" as he gazed at the judge for agreement. Who nodded and made him proceed.

"Ab tumhare pass kuch hi paryyay hai. Ek toh tum unka sath do iss dar me aur bhay me rehkar ke wo tumhare ghar walon ke jiwit hani pohonchyange..ya tum abhi hamara sach ka sath do aur sach ke sath raho aur unn logo ko harao jinki wajah se aaj tum iss katghare me ho" kd spoke it as he waited for rahil to speak.

Rahul gazed aside. And was able to see Saransh. But kd pressed his hand over his hand. As he assured his support in grip as he said "Abhi bhay ke saamne ghutne mat teko Rahul. Warna apni puri zindagi iss ek jhooth ki wajah se pachtave me guzaroge"

Rahul took a deep breath as he gazed at kd and turned towards judge "Mujhe..pata nahi wo insan kaun hai..mai..Mai bass nam janta hun…(after a pause) ritvik arora"

As the moment Rahul said that name more than kd jaiswal let out a sigh of relief. As he knew that if he didn't say that name. He would have to cross question and prove him wrong. He was saved. He took a deep breath as he tried to cover his excitement with sorrow. Abhijeet just stood silent as his gaze unknowingly moved towards Saransh who was looking more and more enraged than before. But ritvik. He was nowhere to be seen.

"Accha..toh.. ritvik arora ji ka haath hai isme?(nodding)great information. Par Pathak sahab kya mai Jan sakta hun ke inke naam ka yahan kya samband hai?" Jaiswal asked as he leaned in to know.

Kd ignoring his question spoke to the judge "Inka bahut gehra sambandh hai your honour. Ek aisa sambandh hai jo shayad iss case ko alag hi disha me lejaye"

Judge spoke "wo toh theek hai kd par ye..ritvik aroroa hai kahan"

As he said that everyone started to gaze around. Abhijeet just silently gazed at sarnash who was looking immensely tensed. But was behaving as if he didn't even know anything about ritvik.

Kd turned around to find him but saw him absent as he spoke while eyeing Saransh "ji ritvik aroroa ji(eyeing Saransh) filhal toh yahan nahi hai. Par shayad.. kuch hi samay me wo.."

"Kuch hi samay me kya Pathak sahab?(coming near kd) aap ko kya lagta hai ke yahan sab hum sab ke pass bohot sara awadhi he ke..hum..(looking at all) yahan inn..ritvik ji ka intezar karte baithenge?(in a sarcastic tone)aur agar aapko..lag raha hai ke wo ek aisa teenka hai jo iss case ko ujagar kar denge..toh theke..(turning towards judge)ruk lete hai thoda..aakhir aapki..(gazing at kd) iccha hai..aur aap hamare senior hai..toh theke" Jaiswal spoke

As kd opened his mouth to speak ahead. Jaiswal stopped him.

"Maine Kahan hum rukenge(in a straight face) ye nahi Kahan ke "mai" rukunga(as he turned towards the judge and spoke) mananiya Pathak ji ki baat ka man rakhte hue..mai unki iss daleel ko jhootha sabit nahi karunga..kyuke..mai abhi..iss case ko aage badhana chahta hun(then in sudden anger) na ke Pathak ji ki tarah iss case se totally irrelevant cheeze hai unpar mera..aur iss adaalat ka keemti waqt Jaya karun(in loud tone)kyuke ye Pathak ji ki sirf aur sirf ek chal hi nahi ye inki ek sajish hai jo ye aapne muakil ko bachane ke liye chala rahe hai…(as kd tried to speak) kyuke..Pathak sahab ko shayad ritvik aroroa ke yahan na hona samaz me aagaya hai...par. unhe daya ke gairmaujudgi shayad mehsoos nahi hui hai" Jaiswal spoke as everyone started to whisper. Kd realised what jaiswal was doing. And it was indeed helping to buy him time.

"Unhe shayad daya ki gairmaujudgi mehsoos na hui ho. Par muje..(gazing at the judge again) behad mehsoos ho rahi hai kyuki..aaj tak aisa kabhi hua nahi hoga ke...sr. inspector abhijeet par ilzaam lage ho..wo katghare me khade ho aur daya unke sath na ho..(turning towards the cid team) hua hai aisa kabhi?" As he asked the team. No one was able to react. As no one actually knew where daya was? They absolutely didn't.

Acp sir didn't react as dcp sir gazed at him. In question. As if he expected acp sir to have all the answers. Acp sir ignored his gaze. As he sat still.

As the whole team was silently expecting him to have some answers. He was still sitting silent. As it felt as if he was absolutely not there.

"Judge sahab iss wishay ko bewajah se daya se joda ja raha hai" kd spoke as jaiswal interrupted.

"Maine aapko kitni bar Kahan hai ke..(smiling) mai aise hi kabhi kuch nahi kehta" Jaiswal spoke as he continued to speak.

"Judge sahab. Mai Jo bhi keh raha hun ye sirf is sab se juda hua nahi..balki ek aisa sach hai. Jo ke na hi sirf hame ek aisa sach dikhayega jo ke hum sab ke aankhon par ki jhooth ki patti hatayega. Aur iss case ko aisa rang dega jo inki..(pointing at abhijeet) ek sundar se jo pratima hai...uspe dhabbe lagayega" Jaiswal spoke as he gazed at abhijeet. When kd spoke ahead.

"Objection your honour..Jaiswal sahab yahan koi mahatva ki baat nahi kar paa rahe hai aur isi wajah se wo bass meri maukil...jo ki koi aam insaan nahi balki ek hunhar jabaz cid officer hai. Jinhone aaj tak sirf aur sirf aapni acchai aur sachai ke badlboote par itne salon tak iss shehar aur desh ki sewa ki hai. Unki pratima par aanch lane se pehle Jaiswal sahab ko ye janna padega ke unka record.." kd was speaking when Jaiswal interrupted him purposefully. As he spoke

"Record..(gazing at judge) isi ki toh baat karna chah raha tha me..(turning to kd) thank you Pathak sahab aapne meri baton ko ekdum Madhya par lakar rakh diya hai.. kyuke..inke..(stressing on each word as he stepped toward abhijeet)sacche..hunhar..tof se jabaz officer na ki sirf aapni keertiuon ke liye jane jate hai..balki wo..aapne iss(smiling)bedag aur unbeatable record ke bhi dharak hai" Jaiswal said

"Han hai..kyu ki unke junoon aur.." kd spoke

"Junoon!..exactly your honour..junoon..(turning towards all) ye junoon hi hai jisne inhe yahan inn unchaiyon or laya ha..aur..yahi junoon..(in a serious and harsh tone) yehi junoon inke...hamari acche..(walking towards abhijeet in anger) sachee..hunar..officer ke sar par sawar tha..jo wo iss case..ko itna kareeb le baithe the..itna use aur iss case ko ek mukam taq pohonchana chahte the...ke iss raste me..koi bhi..(in loud tone) koi bhi aata toh wo use hatadete.. even if wo unka sabse accha saccha gehra dost daya hi kyu na ho!" As Jaiswal spoke that sentence. Abhijeet felt like he was being punched again. He was just unable to find this true. He just stared at Jaiswal in shock. As the direction in which this was going was not good.

"Dukh hoga aap sabko..dukh hoga..unn logo ko inki team ko..(gazing at the team which was seating in shock) jo inki kasme khati hai...jo inke dosti ki duhar lagati hai...ye Jan ke ...ke inke abhijeet sir aapne job ko itna seriously lete hai ke unhone na hi sirf sr. Inspector daya ko case se hataya..(in anger)balki...puri process me daya ko hamesha iss case se dur rakha..andhere me rakha!(the team was now stunned as to how the normal circumstances were used against their senior) aur iss baat ki sirf aur sirf poshti hi nahi..iss baat me kitni sachai hai ye me..inhi se puchunga" Jaiswal said as he walked towards abhijeet while ignoring kd.

"Kya karu khudka ab mai?

Iss zamane me,

Jahan acchai bhi ek galati hai,

Kaise himmat rakhu mai,

Iss roz mai,

Jahan izzat bhi ek daam me bikti hai,

"Toh..Mr. acche insaan..ya..(sarcastic tone) ya..bhagwan kahu aapko?(abhijeet just gazed aside) kyuke iss bhari adaalat me aap pe puri shraddha se sab bharosa karte hai..ke kaise aap duniya ke sabse acche insaan ho..(then added)khair ...aapki tarif toh karu utni kam hogi..toh mai turant aapne matlab ke baat karta hun..kyuke jis tarah se Pathak sahab aur court mujhe ghur raha hai..unke liye toh abhi mere se aur bura insaan shayad hi iss wishwa me hoga..(then turning towards him) toh acche insaan ji...kya aap mujhe bata sakte hai ke aisa kya hua ke..jo case aap dono..matlab..aap aur aapke sahakari..aapke kareebi dost..daya ji milke sambhal rahe the..wo achanak..(gazing at him intensly) aap sambhalne lage?" Jaiswal asked as Rajat and Freddy gazed at each other. Understanding fully well how answering this question was going to put Abhijeet in trouble.

Acp sir just remembered the conversation they had. That day in the cabin.

"uski zid uski barbaadi hai abhijeet"

"Iss case se use dur rakhna hi sahi hai"

Abhijeet took a moment as he spoke "daya ko hataya nahi gaya tha" Abhijeet said as he was unable to actually speak something that won't affect any of them.

Jaiswal thinks and then says "accha..toh chupaya gaya tha usse?"

Abhijeet was quiet as he was unable to say anything. He knew very well that if he said that daya had any contact with Ritvik or his past. It won't just bring daya in trouble. But also will harm his life long career.

"Wo..chupaya nahi tha. Bass kuch complications the"

"Complications?aise kaun se complications the jo aap ko aage badhana pada case?" Jaiswal pressed the matter

Abhijeet waited for a moment then spoke "Ritvik..(stopped as he remembered he was speaking in the court) arora..Adarsh chawl ke mamle me builder the. Jisme kuch muafze ki baat thi. Jiska..(gazing at judge) sirf uski sign leni thi" abhijeet paused as Jaiswal chirped in between

"Isme kaisi duvidha hai?"

Abhijeet sighed as he spoke "ji nahi. Wo..actually ritvik arora and daya ke beech thodi behes ho chuki thi. Aur case me aur complications na ho. Isliye.." abhijeet said as he tried to hide all the other unwanted information.

"Complications case ko horahe hai ya aapko?" Jaiswal asked as Abhijeet gazed at him in confusion.

"Ye kaisa behuda sawal hai" kd said in anger. As the team was irritated too.

"Behuda hai ya nahi ye toh adaalat tai karegi na Pathak sahab..aap thoda sabr kariye. Mai aage bat kar raha hun" Jaiswal said as he turned back towards abhijeet.

"Ab Adarsh chawl koi chota mota toh case hai nahi. Bade bade hastiyan iss case se jude hua hai..CBI se lekar IB departments taq...itne sare log iss karya me hai..toh..(smiling)zaroorat e case koi mamuli case toh hai nahi. Aise..(in teasing tone)mauke toh bhohot kam aate honge na zindagi me..jab aise cases lead karne ko mile?(abhijeet just gazed aside in hopeless irritation) aur ye koi achamb ki baat toh hogi nahi ke records kitne mayne rakhte hai" Jaiswal spoke as kd got up in irritation.

Aaropon ki koi buniyad nahi hoti,

Na hote hai taano ko koi pehchaan,

Andheere me aaine me dekhoge toh,

Aapni tasweer bhi lagti hai anjaan,

"I object your honour..ye sirf Jaiswal ji ke andeshe hai jo wo sach banakar bata rahe hai" kd said

"Andeshe lagane ka kam aapka hai. Mai sabooto par bolta hun" Jaiswal said as he added "aur deraha hun saboot. Par pehle meri baat puri hogi"

Judge just nodded as kd sighed and sat down.

"Ji..toh..aapne aise bade prabhavshali case ko hath me leliya tha...toh theek hai..unn dono ki anban ki wajah se aapne hi case ko lead kiya..(then in serious tone) par kya aapko sahakari..ya wo apna dost hone ke nate kamse kam...aapko ye nahi laga ke unke dost..officer Sushant pe goli chalayi gayi hai..aur wo bhi..(pressing on the word) isi case ke silsile me?" Jaiswal spoke as abhijeet sighed and said

Daya ko iss sab ke bare mai tum nahi batane wale

Acp sir could hear his own words ring as he gazed at abhijeet.

"Muze orders the ke daya ko iss case se dur rakhna hai. Isliye nahi bataya tha maine ``Abhijeet said. As he gazed at Jaiswal.

"Aap toh bahut hi agyakari nikle..(smiling)waise hi jaise aapke sahayogi aapko kehte hai..(abhijeet just kept his gaze steady) agar aap aapke..boss ki..matlab. Acp Pradyuman sahab ki baatein itni hi mante hai..(gazing at acp sir with a smile who just returned his gaze with a tough look so Jaiswal just avoided his gaze and turned towards abhijeet)toh aap…" Jaiswal was speaking when kd spoke in..

"Kya behude sawal puch rahe hai aap koi tatparya hai aapki in.."

When Jaiswal spoke in a loud tone "Tatparya hai!(as he gazed at kd in tough gaze) tatrparya ye hai judge sahab ke ye jo inki acchi (pointing at abhijeet) sachhi aur nek gatha suna raha hei ...jahan ue ek adnya dhaarak insaan ki bhumika nibha rahe hai…(in loud tone again)toh fir kyu? Kyu inhone aapne senior ACP Pradyuman ki adnya ka..unke order ka..puri tarah se nai suna..jab unhone daya ke upar ke guards hataye.." everyone was shocked. Including many team members as they didn't really know this. Dcp sir gazed bewildered at acp sir. As acp sir just sighed.

Abhijeet just gazed at him in absolute disappointment as he just gazed aside.

"Kshama chahta hun me..unn sabse..(gazing at kd)including aap..Pathak sahab..ke aapke..itne sacche afsar ki aisi sacchai aapke saamne Lani padi hai..(he gazed at abhijeet who was just gazing down as he just pressed his eyes shut) kasme toh logo ne inn dono ke nam ki bohot khayi hongi..par bohot kam logo ko pata hoga ke..sr. inspector abhijeet ne khudse..khudke mu se..daya ke upar ke jo guards the..(walking around) jo uski suraksha hetu rakhe gaye the..unhe hataya...unhe iss tarah dur rehne ko kaha...ke..(taking that accident report in hand and passing it to judge) uski wajah se jis waqt daya pe hamla hua..uska car ka ek bhayanak apghat kiya gaya...tab wo guards..wo jeevan bachane wale..wahan pahunch hi nahi paye!" Jaiswal spoke all this. As kd just sat silent. Gazing at the time and his phone. Just clueless as to where exactly daya was. And how much more was he going to make the court wait.

Jaiswal came near Abhijeet as he stopped for a second. As he very much felt that he was about to regret what he was going to speak. But he had no choice. They had to keep the argument going. So he took a deep breath and spoke "Promotion(as soon as he said the word abhijeet gazed at him in pain) ho jata aap ka..agar aapke under eye case successful hota. Kuch aise char chand lag jate aapke charitrra pe..jisse aap..cid Mumbai ke bhabi acp bansakte the.." acp sir just pressed his eyes shut. As he was just unable to take it. As Freddy gazed at the pained face of abhijeet.

"Samaz nahi aata ab kya kahu mai,

Har kahin bass dhoka hai,

Har chehra mukhaute se bhara hai,

Kahan hau kisse kahu me?

Aapni begunahi kisse bayan karu mai?

Jab nyay ke mandir me,

Sach bhi jhuk jata hai,

Toh kaise,

Kaise na ab bikhru mai?

"Mai aisa kabhi nahi..kar sakta daya ke sath" abhijeet said in almost a whisper. As he stared at Jaiswal in disbelief and pain.

"Kar nahi sakte the..ya..kar nahi paye?" Jaiswal asked as Abhijeet felt his eyes flicker as he felt a moist layer on them.

"Kya aapko aapki duty...aapke kam ke josh ne itna andha kar diya tha..itna andha kar diya tha..ke aapne aapke raste se..aapne dost..itne salon ke sahakari ki zindagi dao pe laga di?(in teasing tone)ya CID Mumbai ke acp banne ke samne...daya ke jaan ki keemat bohot saasti thi?"

Abhijeet pressed his eyes tightly shut as he clutched the wooden frame of katghara tightly.

Rajat just gazed aside as he was just unable to take the insult and accusations that were done on abhijeet. As acp sir just sat there still and expressionless. Unable to believe where this all was taken.

Zindagi than jati hai kabhi kabhi,

Akele reh jate hai hum,

Aapne kya sath denge,

Hame toh khudse hi bichad jate hai tab

"Aankhein band kar dene se aapki sachai badal nahi jayegi (gazing at him) na hi inn sabke bayan ki wajah se kuch badlega..kyu ke sach toh ye hai..ke pehle aapne inn logon ka istemal karke..inn bacchon ka istemal karke iss case ko iss case ke sare gawahon ko kharidneki koshish ki ..(in loud tone) aur jab aapko samza ke aap ye case aasani se jeet ja sakte hai..tab aapne socha ke ..kyu na iss sab ka Shreya mai..khud..(gazing at all) mai khud lelu..isliye aapne...orders ka karan banakar..har ek cheez…(gazing at judge) har ek cheez ko sr. Inspector daya se chupayi ye jante hue bhi ke wo aapke itne hi haqdar the aur capable the..uss case ko handle karne me..(coming near him as abhijeet was just standing with down head and closed eyes) lekin aapne kya kiya?(then turning towards all) inhone aapne hi Param mitra ke ghusse ko..uske iss swabhav ko aapna shastra banaya..aur..dekhte hi dekhte daya ko iss case se nikal feka!(Freddy was in tears as he had seen it all happen infront of his eyes this wasn't true) Aur jab daya aapni hadd se jyada aage badhne lage..aapke iss shadayantra ke beech me ghusne lage..tab aapne...kisiko na bataye...Acp Pradyuman sahab se jhooth bolkar..aapne unke guards dur kar diye Taqi…(in anger and harsh tone) Taqi aap daya ko iss case se toh kya iss zindagi se hamesha hamesha ke liye hataye"

Abhijeet felt like his legs won't be able to hold him for long as he felt his hands shaking. This was too much. He just wanted to close his ears even before he heard this. As Jaiswal after giving a worried gaze to kd turned towards the judge. As he didn't know how long he was going to keep abusing Abhijeet with his words. Kd just didn't know what to say.

Judge gazed at abhijeet as he asked "Sr. Inspector abhijeet..kya ye sach hai?"

Abhijeet was just numb as he stood there now clutching the wood hardly with his hands..as he just gazed up at the judge. With moist eyes.

"M..mai. sr. Inspector daya ko..kabhi nahi kar sakta sir..(as a thin tear rolled down his eyes)mai aap ko sabit nahi kar paunga sir..par mai use..(lump in his throat)mai daya ko chaut nahi pohoncha sakta kabhi"

And before jaiswal could say anything a strong voice roared inside the courtroom. Nearly all turned around with that voice.

Abhijeet instantly turned his eyes as he saw the person he was so long wishing to see. He just couldn't believe that it was daya himself. Who was looking immense tired. As a deep gash of would was present on his forehead. With his shirt now filled with blood traces. He was looking exhausted and hurt. As he could very well see the torn lip and the slight bent in dayas posture. He was sure that his leg was hurt too. But before he could say anything his eyes went towards the person daya was holding with his collar. Abhijeet's eyes went wide. As he saw that person beaten and bloody. And even though he was hard to recognise. He could now recognise him even in his dreams.

He was none other than "Ritvik"

Abhijeet gazed back at daya who was gazing directly at him. Daya gazed at the wounds instantly as no matter how much makeup was done. Nothing was going to be hidden to his eyes. He gazed at Abhijeet as an unspoken conversation happened between them. As it had been months since the time they met each other. Daya saw how weak and broken Abhijeet really looked. His eyes were red and his body felt like he wasn't even given proper food.

It was the people that came from behind daya that made abhijeet lose eye contact. As slowly there were about 30 people entering inside the courtroom. Everyone was shocked to see them. As Abhijeet instantly recognised them as chawl people. As the commotion started with so many people in the courtroom.

"Abhijeet bilkul sach keh raha hai sir. Sach kya hai..(he said as he jerked the person he was holding by his collar) mai aapko batata hun sir"

And unknowingly all the faces of the team got litt. As purvi Freddy and rajat felt relieved. As they came to help daya. As acp sir turned and daya gazed at him. And acp sir could feel him say through his eyes.

"Daya kabhi harta nahi hai sir.."

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You might feel bored, tired or done with these proceedings. But this is exactly what the cost of justice is. And its everyday struggle, everyday moments when you loose hope. You are about to give up. That is when you justice is served. It is never given easily. And this is exactly how you are tested till the last breath.

Because sometimes justice isnt just given; you have to earn it.

Maybe another long chapter and the court proccedings will end.

Sorry for less duo or cid moments. But this was a investigative story too, so i had to explain it the way i planned it.

Thanks.