It was the shadow of his dead wife Geeta (Sadhana) which was looming large on the life of young lawyer Rakesh (Sunil Dutt). Hastily summoned to India from London where Rakesh has gone for further studies upon arrival to find his young wife dying in his arms. The magnitude of this personal tragedy staggers him and a long shadow of gloom descends upon him. Meanwhile in a police party's tough encounter with a band of dacoits they arrest a young woman. On interrogation by the police