Chapter 15 justice at last

Renjith looked at the  clock it was only  10:16 pm he thought just then he  had  an idea  why not take  all the research he had  done  to  the courts  and  force the government to acknowledge the victims of this barbarity and  build them  a  memorial .

He searched through his contacts list looking for a   suitable friend to look in to the legal side then it struck him.

He took his mobile and rang up Mr Sanju chandran an ace lawyer and a close friend of his   the two had met coincidently during their time at the Victoria College at Palakkad.

There was only one issue the man  was a  wild  card and his busy schedule  meant that getting him was a hit and miss  affair , but still  Renjith  gave a try he  dilled the number and got a busy tone  at first ,  he kept the mobile  and waited and tried at sanju’s home .

This time he was lucky sanju picked up the phone and started to speak

“Hello Sanju chandran speaking how may I help you

Renjith:  hi man renju here

Sanju: o hi man long time no see how are you man?

Renjith: I am fine what about you?

Sanju: I am fine dear

Renjith :man I need a  favour  I wanted to  know  which  all sections of  the IPC cover the act of  rioting ??

Sanju: why are you going to appear for your bar exams?  Just joking

Renjith: no man this is for a serious matter you remember the project I told you about ya the one about the malabar rebellion I am planning to launch a case against two prominent parties for their role in covering up the brutalities   that was committed in the name of the independence movement

Sanju  was stunned  to silence his friend wanted to  file a case against two prominent political parties   was he out of his mind or had he gone  bonkers he  though Renjith wanted to dig up  a case  where most of the criminals were dead or  dying and were designated  “freedom fighters” and over that the bugger wanted to make two of the oldest political parties as parties to this case sanju knew that the case would be massive this  was what he called a  name maker  or a name barker case and he was always a risk taker .

While he was absent in this thought he heard Renjith calling him “brother you there??

I know what the hell you are thinking why is this guy going to dig up long dead cases and waste the courts and your time right?”

Renjith continued “it will not  be  a  waste I  swear this  case will  be land mark case in your career and the  legal history of this country look at it  from a  humanitarian   point of view  man this is  about bringing peace to the  victims of a long forgotten tragedy 

It is to give them justice at last what do you say man?”

After a few seconds that felt like eons for Renjith the line on the other end crackled to life

 Fine I will take the case as for your query this very case will have a multitude of sections covering it but as for rioting it is covered by section 146 of the Indian penal code

Renjith was filled with joy and thanked his friend profusely he told sanju that he would provide him with a prilimery case bulletin and along with the chapters under which this case should he fought  

 Who knew that with this conversation the rusted wheels of justice would be set in motion for a forgotten set of people who lost their lives in a largely forgotten rebellion that was but a foot note in Indian History?