Archive · 15 Sep 2026
Delhi Court Acquits Man in 2019 Ice-Poker Attack Case
A Delhi court cleared Krishan Godara of trying to murder his cousin.
The case concerned an alleged ice-poker attack in October 2019.
Prosecutors said Godara attacked Sanjeev Godara at night after accusing him of having his father jailed.
They said Sanjeev was stabbed while carrying his one-year-old niece.
Sanjeev’s wife and father said they rescued him and took him to a hospital.
The judge found several problems with the evidence.
Police did not recover the weapon, collect blood-stained soil, or obtain nearby CCTV footage.
Medical records also said the injuries were simple and did not match the account of a poker going completely into the body.
Because of these doubts, the court acquitted Godara.
A Delhi court acquitted Krishan Godara in the 2019 attempted murder case involving his cousin, Sanjeev Godara.
The prosecution alleged Godara stabbed his cousin multiple times with an ice poker in Nangloi while intoxicated.
The court found no recovered weapon, blood stains, crime-scene evidence, CCTV footage, or independent public witnesses.
Medical records described the injuries as superficial and simple, contradicting the complainant’s account of the poker entering his body.
The court ruled that the prosecution had not proved the charge beyond reasonable doubt and granted Godara the benefit of doubt.
- Who
- Krishan Godara was acquitted in a case brought over an alleged attack on his cousin, Sanjeev Godara.
- What
- The court acquitted Godara of an attempt to murder charge under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code.
- When
- The alleged attack occurred in October 2019; the acquittal was reported on September 15, with the year of the report not specified.
- Where
- The alleged attack occurred in Nangloi, Delhi, and the case was heard by a Delhi court.
- Why
- The court found contradictions in the prosecution evidence, including medical records that did not match the complainant’s account, and noted the absence of key physical and independent evidence.
Prosecution Account
Court’s Findings
What happened during the attack
Prosecution Account
The prosecution alleged that Godara, while intoxicated, confronted Sanjeev at night and stabbed him repeatedly with an ice poker after accusing him of having his father jailed.
Court’s Findings
The court found that the prosecution’s account was not proven beyond reasonable doubt.
Witness evidence
Prosecution Account
Sanjeev’s wife and father testified that they rescued him and took him to hospital.
Court’s Findings
The court noted that no independent public witnesses were examined and that no blood stains were found on the clothes of the wife or father, despite their claimed involvement in moving him.
Nature of the injuries
Prosecution Account
The complainant claimed that the poker had gone completely inside his body.
Court’s Findings
Medical records described the injuries as superficial and simple, contradicting that account.
- Accused
- Krishan Godara
- Complainant
- Sanjeev Godara
- Incident
- Alleged ice-poker attack in October 2019
- Location
- Nangloi, Delhi
- Charge
- Attempt to murder under Section 307 IPC
- Judge
- Principal District and Sessions Judge Vijay Kumar Dahiya
- Outcome
- Acquittal; bail and surety bonds were discharged