In November 2005, the trial against Khanduja was stayed by the Bombay High Court until January 2006.
Khanduja claimed that there was no evidence to prove that breaking
off the engagement had led to Joseph's suicide.
According to rumours, Joseph discovered that Khanduja was still married, although having
told her he had been divorced for two years.
Khanduja refused to answer questions about his marital life
or produce divorce papers that he had previously claimed he had filed.
Khanduja had the case stayed claiming that there was
no evidence to prove that breaking off the engagement had led to Joseph's suicide.
This was due to Joseph having discovered that Khanduja was still married, although
having told her he had been divorced for two years.
Joseph's parents filed a police report accusing her fiancé of abetting her death,
claiming that Khanduja had been desperate to get out of the wedding for some time,
and sought his custodial interrogation.