Madras High Court rejects bail in Kunrathur child-poisoning case; trial posted to Nov 4, 2026

Direct fact

In October 2026, the Madras High Court at Chennai refused bail to Abirami in the Kunrathur child-poisoning murder case, and the main case was posted to 4 November 2026.

Key specifics

• Abirami and her husband Vijay had 2 children, aged 6 and 4, in Kanchipuram district’s Kunrathur.
• The prosecution case says the children were killed in 2018 by mixing poison in milk.
• The trial court in Kanchipuram Mahila Court had awarded life imprisonment till death to Abirami and Meenakshi Sundaram.
• The High Court bench comprised Justices N. Sathish Kumar and K. Rajasekar.
• The court said the husband’s testimony indicated the milk given to the children was bitter and contained poison.

Exam lens

Question type: judiciary and criminal law case facts, Madras High Court, Kanchipuram Mahila Court, 2 children, 2018, bail rejected, trial date 4 November 2026. TNPSC may ask which court refused bail and what the key factual basis was.