When she gets dressed, she sees the snake and faints out of fear. Raj's uncle leaves a snake in the house while Mala is having a shower. Raj's uncle makes plans for the couples honeymoon and promises to protect Mala, however it is revealed that he is also trying to kill her. Raj angrily tries to beat Mala but is stopped by Kartar Singh. Sharda and her siblings lie to Raj about Mala, telling him that she asked them to leave the house. Raj's elder sister-in-law Sharda is especially tough on Mala since plots for her own sister to be married to Raj, due to his wealth.

Rai Bahadur travels abroad and instructs his family to deal with Mala and ensure that she is belittled and tortured, with the hope that she is eventually driven out of their house. After the marriage, Mala moves into Raj's home, and his family begins to treat her badly. Raj unsuccessfully tries to kill Mala, and so they get married without great pomp and ceremony. The judge finds Raj guilty and orders that he marry Mala in the next twenty-four hours, because her honor has been ruined and no other man would be likely willing to marry her, in her eyes. Raj's sister and brother-in-law support Mala and defend her in the case. Raj's powerful father, Rai Bahadur, attempts to cover up the situation by bribing Mala's guardian Karthar Singh, who refuses to accept the money. The police get involved and Raj is arrested. Mala is distraught and ashamed, getting home to her shocked family with the help of her pupils. Looking for revenge, Raj seeks Mala out and, in the presence of her pupils, beats and rapes her. The groom's friend, Raj, is enraged and insults Mala, in response to which she slaps him. Mala accompanies her friend to the man's wedding, successfully managing to disrupt it and reveal the truth. One day, Mala's friend confides in her about her relationship with the son of a wealthy man, with whom she has been intimate, but is now marrying someone else. She hopes for a grand love affair, with a large, extravagant wedding and a dashing bridegroom who will arrive on a horse. Mala, a young school teacher, has idealistic dreams for her future.

Raja ki aayegi baraat serial