Adalat

Village bred farmer brave and honest Dharamchand alias Dharma is thrilled when his wife Radha gives birth to a baby boy who they decide to call Raju Dharma comes to the rescue of Ajit Suresh and Sujit when they are being attacked by a tiger and they graciously offer him a job in Bombay whenever he needs it When the region experiences drought Dharma Radha Raju and Dharmas sister Laxmi relocate to Bombay where Ajit makes Dharma the Manager of his warehouse Dharma does his job diligently but one day is arrested by the police for carrying on illegal activities When in court he tries to prove his innocence but is disbelieved and is sentenced to 18 months in jail plus an additional six months for contempt of court When he returns home everything has changed His wife and Raju are near destitution Laxmi has been raped by Sujit and has killed herself