Supreme Court sends Dr Subbaiah murder case accused to life imprisonment
The Supreme Court has overturned a previous acquittal and sentenced nine individuals to life imprisonment for the murder of neurosurgeon S.D. Subbiah. The case, which dates back to 2013, involved a violent attack that ultimately led to Subbiah's death. The court upheld the trial court's conviction, emphasizing the involvement of the accused in a property dispute that motivated the crime.
- ▪The Supreme Court set aside a 2024 Madras High Court decision acquitting nine accused in the murder case.
- ▪The trial court had sentenced seven of the accused to death and two to life imprisonment in August 2021.
- ▪The murder of S.D. Subbiah occurred in 2013, and he succumbed to injuries sustained during the attack.
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 19, 2026) set aside a 2024 Madras High Court decision acquitting the nine accused persons in the 2013 sensational murder of neurosurgeon S.D. Subbiah near Billroth Hospital in Raja Annamalaipuram in Chennai.A Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and S.C. Sharma upheld the trial court judgment of conviction against the nine accused, including P. Ponnusamy, his wife Mary Pushpam, their sons P. Basil and P. Boris.The trial court had sentenced seven accused, including the father and the two sons, to death for the murder in Agust 2021. Ms.
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