 Raju lives as a derelict as a result of being estranged from his bitter father, a district judge, whom threw Raju s mother out of the household years before. Raju shacks up with a dacoit (pickpocket bandit) as his surrogate father only to realize that the man is actually responsible for the original misunderstanding for having his mother thrown out. Raju kills him, and then tries killing his father, but fails, is arrested, and is taken to court right before his very own father court where Raju has his childhood girlfriend as his legal representative, and his father must pass judgment without involving any personal sentiment.