By morning, six men have filed complaints of "public indecency" and "outraging religious modesty." The police report notes that her crime was not exposure but presence — a woman alone, at night, unclaimed by any husband or father, looking directly at men without fear.
She finally speaks: “Because for one night, I forgot I was a woman. I thought I was just a person.”
She was sentenced to three months in prison for "indecent behavior likely to provoke a breach of peace." The film was shot in 16mm by an unknown crew, possibly students from Pune Film Institute. Only two photographs survive: one of the woman sitting on a railway bench, feet crossed like a man; another of the magistrate’s gavel mid-strike.