# Delhi court acquits man in stabbing case as witnesses turn hostile 2026-08-10T11:48:01+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A Delhi court has acquitted Pankaj Jha, accused of stabbing his sister-in-law Ganga Jha with a knife in April 2023. Additional Sessions Judge Pawan Kumar ruled that the prosecution failed to prove charges of attempted murder and house trespass after the victim, complainant, and an eyewitness turned hostile. During the trial, Hindustan Times reports, the witnesses claimed the woman was pushed and injured by an object on the ground, not stabbed. While the seized knife had the woman's blood, the court noted no evidence linked the accused to the weapon. The court said there was not a scintilla of evidence against the accused and acquitted him. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com Tags: attempted murder, court acquittal, criminal trial, Delhi, Fatehpur Beri, witness hostility Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-court-acquits-man-in-stabbing-case-as-witnesses-turn-hostile/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-court-acquits-man-in-stabbing-case-as-witnesses-turn-hostile/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.