Criminal Appeal of Baba's servant

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Criminal Appeal of Baba's servant

Baba's servant Raghu and five others were convicted of outraging the

modesty of a Marwadi woman and sentenced to six months' imprisonment.

Raghu cried in jail. Baba in dream assured him he would be released the

next day. Before that, the case papers were seen by leading lawyers who

thought that success in appeal was hopeless.

Tatya Patel : Baba, these are papers for the appeal,

Baba.'. Take them to Bhav (i.e., Rao Bahadur S. Dhumal, (SBD) Pleader of

Nasik).

The papers were so taken. S.B.D. took the judgment and an appeal memo to

the District Magistrate's bungalow, at Ahmednagar.

Dt. Magistrate : What have you come for?

S.B.D.: For filing a criminal appeal on behalf of Raghu, a servant of

Sai Baba and five others.

Dt. Magistrate : What are the facts?

S.B.D. stated the facts briefly.

Dt. Magistrate : It looks like a strong case. What! Six eye witnesses!

What do you think?

S.B.D.: Why six! In a faction-ridden village like Shirdi you can get 60

eye-witness!

Dt. Magistrate: Do you think so?

S.B.D.: Think! Why, I am more than sure of it.

Dt. Magistrate: Alright. I acquit all your clients. Give me the appeal

memo

The Dt Magistrate without reading the judgment or other papers, without

sending for the records or other papers or issuing notice, wrote out the

facts and positions, relied upon by the appellants and acquitted them.

Dt. Magistrate : Is your Sai Baba a Hindu or a Moslem?

S.B.D. : Neither. He is above both.

Dt. Magistrate: What does he teach?

S.B.D.: To learn that, you must go to him yourself.

While the appellants were going from Ahmednagar to Shirdi that same day:

Baba.: (to some villagers): Come here. You will see a Chamatkar i.e., a

wonder.

Shortly thereafter, S.B.D. and the appellants finally acquitted in the

above remarkable way, came to Shirdi. That was the Chamatkar.

Baba's words and the Dt. Magistrate's words showed that Baba had gripped

the Magistrate's mind to mete out summary justice without heeding the

usual forms of procedure, getting records & hearing the other side.

(Source Sai Baba Charters and Sayings)

<http://www.saileelas.org/books/babasayings.htm>

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