piece of paper, threatens to have his entire property confiscated. Afraid to face his stern father with the truth, Vijay pleads with Kailash to intercede with the moneylender. The latter agrees to do so, despite initial reluctance. Kailash drops in at the money lender's place to have a word with him. Their exchange is interrupted by the arrival of Badri Prasad's look-alike. Kailash does not want to be seen with Dhaniram, so he hides in a side room, instructing Dhaniram not to disclose to the judge that he had come there. Dhaniram receives the unexpected guest through an already open door. Kailash watches in horror from the inner room, as the unscheduled visitor (Ashok Kumar) stabs his host to death. Unsure of what to do, Kailash walks away. Unfortunately, a petty thief, Kaalia (Nana Palsikar), who comes in with the intention of burglary, is apprehended at the scene of the crime and presented in Badri Prasad's court. He is shown being caught by Sub-Inspector Das (Jagdish Raj) and Hawaldar Ram Singh. Kaalia's hands are completely drenched in blood. Torn between his loyalty to his mentor and future father-in-law, on the one hand, and his moral duty to save an innocent man, on the other, Kailash resolves to defend the accused, while at the same time, avoiding bringing out in public the painful truth. What ensues is an absorbing psychological thriller with an unexpected end. Cast Rajendra Kumar as Advocate Kailash Khanna Ashok Kumar as Judge Badri Prasad Nanda as Meena Prasad, Badri Prasad's daughter Mehmood as Vijay Prasad, Badri Prasad's son Manmohan Krishna as Prosecuting Attorney Jagdish Raj as Sub-Inspector Das Jeevan as Kalidas Nana Palsikar as Kaalia Iftekhar as Judge Savalkar Om Prakash as Dhaniram Moolchand as Advocate Nazir Kashmiri as a jury member Shashikala Shubha Khote as stage announcer Gopi Krishna (dancer) as Male dancer in stage show Leela Chitnis as Kalidas's wife Balwant Singh Dewan Sharar as Judge Jha Kailash Sharma Ravi Kant Tina Misquitta as Tina Katkar Harbans Darshan M. Arora as advocate. Murder and the Forensics There are interesting forensic details to be noted in the murder. The Badri Prasad look-alike who commits the murder comes from the main door, stabs Dhaniram in the stomach, switches off the light, and goes back quietly through the same door. Much later, Kaalia, a petty thief, ascends to the first-floor residence of Dhaniram, via a pipe and then