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Genre Crime
Thriller
Legal drama
Written by Shridhar Raghavan
Directed by
Tigmanshu Dhulia
Vishal Furia
Starring
Pankaj Tripathi
Vikrant Massey
Jackie Shroff
Anupriya Goenka
Mita Vashisht
Pankaj Saraswat
Rucha Inamdar
Madhurima Roy
Composer Sameer Phaterpekar
Country of origin India
Original language Hindi
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 26 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Siddharth Khaitan
Rajesh Chadha
Producers
Sameer Nair
Deepak Segal
Myleeta Aga
Production location India
Cinematography Harendra Singh
Editors Abhijit Deshpande
Sourabh Prabhudesai
Raju Nikalje
Robin Sharma
Running time 41-60 minutes
Production companies BBC Studios India
Applause Entertainment
Distributor Star India
Release
Original network Hotstar
Picture format HDTV 1080i
Original release 5 April 2019
Chronology
Followed by Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors
Related Criminal Justice
The Night Of
Criminal Justice is an Indian Hindi-language crime thriller legal drama web series for Hotstar Specials, based on the 2008 British television series of the same name,[1] written by Shridhar Raghavan and was directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia and Vishal Furia. Starring Pankaj Tripathi, Vikrant Massey, Jackie Shroff, Anupriya Goenka and Mita Vashisht in lead roles, the storyline follows the life of individuals on a gut-wrenching journey through the criminal justice system.
Criminal Justice was released through Hotstar on 5 April 2019.[2] It received positive response from critics, praising the performances of the principal characters, Tripathi, Massey and Shroff respectively.
In February 2020, the makers announced for the second season, titled Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors, which was released through Disney+ Hotstar on 24 December 2020.[3] Criminal Justice: Adhura Sach, the third season of the series, premiered on Disney+ Hotstar on 26 August 2022. It follows the murder case of a young celebrity.
Plot
Criminal Justice is a thriller series, starring Pankaj Tripathi, Vikrant Massey, Jackie Shroff, Anupriya Goenka, Mita Vashisht, Rucha Inamdar, Jagat Rawath, Rithuraj Singh, Tuhina Vora. The series focuses on how Aditya Sharma’s (portrayed by Vikrant Massey) life changes after being falsely accused of murdering Sanaya Rath (portrayed by Madhurima Roy). The series is split into 10 episodes.
The series starts by introducing Aditya Sharma as a cab driver who comes from a middle-class family. He will have plans of meeting his friends at a pub after completing his work, but a foul-mouthed lady sits in his cab and keeps on changing location, because of which all his night plans become jeopardized, while talking to her they realize that they are alumni of the same college. The lady suffers from mood swings, so it can be easily come to know that she is a drug addict. The lady’s name was later revealed to be Sanaya Rath.
Aditya gets caught in the police station itself when the neighbour who will be giving his statement happens to identify him as the murderer, the police inspector ‘Raghu Salian’ (Pankaj Saraswat) and the others search him and they find the murder weapon (they at least assume it to be) with him. While interrogating, Madhav Mishra (Pankaj Tripathi) a street-smart advocate happens to mistake Aditya’s case to be a drunk and driving case and tells Raghu Salian that he is Aditya’s lawyer, he then realises that he will be handling a murder case and that’s how his life changes. Madhav Mishra informs Aditya’s parents about the crime and that Aditya has been accused of murdering and raping Sanaya Rath. Aditya is produced before the magistrate within 24 hours and he pleads not guilty, however, his request for bail is rejected by the Magistrate. Because of which he will be placed in Police custody for 14 days. Aditya agrees to do a narco test, and a selected portion of it is shown online. People start shaming the taxi services company where Aditya will be working. Aditya’s brother-in-law (Gaurav Dwiwedi) soon starts getting harassed by recovery agents due to non-payment of loan. Aditya’s sister (Rucha Inamdar) loses her job and the entire family becomes a victim of ridicule by the society. Raghu Salian is hell bent on proving that Aditya is the murderer. Mandira Mathur (Mita Vashisht), a Supreme Court advocate soon starts looking after Aditya’s case, she starts representing Aditya and becomes the defence lawyer and Advocate Bhandarkar (Ninad Kamat) becomes the public prosecutor. She has a knack with her usage of words, she helps drop Aditya’s charge on rape by proving that it was consensual, but however fails to get him an acquittal. Aditya is asked to sign a plea bargaining agreement (where if you plead guilty your sentence will be reduced), as all the evidences point towards him. Mandira Mathur drops the case and Nikhat (Anupriya Goenka), her assistant starts representing Aditya as she asks Aditya to listen to what his heart says, because of which Aditya pleads not guilty.
The series soon drifts into life spent by a convict in prison, this is where we can draw similarity between Criminal Justice Season 1 and Shawshank redemption, where you see Aditya slowly adapting to the prison environment, just like Andrew “Andy” Dufresne (Tim Robbins). He joins Mustafa (Jackie Shroff) and gang, after being rescued by Taklya (Tushar Gaware) when Layak Talukdar (Dibyendu Bhattacharya) tries to seduce him. The prison is entirely split into two groups, Layak’s gang and Mustafa’s gang. Aditya starts jelling with Mustafa and gang and in one of the episodes, Aditya is sent to Solitary confinement for 1 year along with Mustafa for being wrongfully caught for peddling drugs in the prison. And then the series focuses on how Aditya starts rebelling against Layak becoming like one of the member of Mustafa’s gang. Meanwhile, Aditya’s sister divorces her husband and battles for child custody, Aditya’s father starts earning again to survive. But they are still left with hope that Aditya will get released from the prison one day.
Coming back to the case, Nikhat and Madhav start investigating the case together and they build a good rapport with each other. Nikhat, Madhav and Raghu Salian soon find out that Sanaya Rath is a drug addict, and she was a volunteer in LDFR, a drug rehabilitation centre, run by Naresh Lakani and his wife Kanika Lakani, a girl named Pallavi (ex-employee of LDFR) reveals that Naresh Lakani runs a racket of child prostitution by trading under privileged children. Sanaya wanted to reveal this secret to public and Kanika Lakani wanted to stop this from happening. In the end, Aditya fights with Layak and when he is about to kill him, Mustafa does it for him. Aditya is released from the prison. He comes out braver and better than what he was before going into prison.
Episodes
No. Title Directed by Written by Original release date [2]
1 “Once Upon a Night”
Tigmanshu Dhulia
Shridhar Raghavan 5 April 2019
Aditya drives the family cab, ends up picking up a young woman and spends the night with her. When he wakes up, he realises that the one-night stand has turned into a nightmare. The girl is stabbed to death and he has no recollection of events.
2 “Under Arrest”
Tigmanshu Dhulia
Shridhar Raghavan 5 April 2019
Aditya is under arrest for rape & murder. An advocate Madhav bargains to represent him, but negotiations fail. Mandira, a reputed advocate takes up his case free of charge surprising all.
3 “The Price of Life”
Vishal Furia
Shridhar Raghavan 5 April 2019
Mandira grapples with Aditya’s amnesia related to that fateful night. Madhav finds a new lead in the investigation. In jail, Mustafa makes an unexpected demand from Aditya.
4 “The Trial”
Vishal Furia
Shridhar Raghavan 5 April 2019
Mustafa takes Aditya under his wing and gives him a welcome gift. Madhav finds a mountain of evidence against Aditya at trial.
5 “Beginning of the End”
Vishal Furia
Shridhar Raghavan 5 April 2019
Rivalry between Layak and Mustafa heats up. Aditya weighs the pros and cons of pleading guilty as Jimmy D’Souza makes a shocking revelation in court.
6 “The Judgement Day”
Vishal Furia
Shridhar Raghavan 5 April 2019
While Aditya took a daunting task to appease Mustafa, Nikhat risks her career to free him. Judge gives the verdict.
7 “A New Bond”
Vishal Furia
Shridhar Raghavan 5 April 2019
Aditya’s bond with Mustafa grows strong while his family crumbles. Meanwhile, Madhav finds new evidence that could turn the case around.
8 “The Going gets Tough”
Vishal Furia
Shridhar Raghavan 5 April 2019
With the entry of the new jail superintendent, Aditya and Mustafa’s relationship ends up in solitary confinement. Meanwhile, Madhav and Nikhat find a new clue which went unnoticed.
9 “A New Kingpin”
Vishal Furia
Shridhar Raghavan 5 April 2019
A brutal fight sends Aditya to the hospital where he meets Mustafa. Raghu helps Madhav and Nikhat, together they open a new can of worms.
10 “The Mystery”
Vishal Furia
Shridhar Raghavan 5 April 2019
Aditya peddles drugs in the jail but it doesn’t end well with Layak. Raghu produces a search warrant against the new suspect. Pushed into the corner, Aditya plans his final revenge against Layak. New crime & evidence has come to light and Aditya is acquitted. Aditya starts a new life. Finally, Madhav cleans up his apartment.