Will file curative petition against youngster’s acquittal from 2017 Mugalivakkam child sexual assault-cum-murder case, T.N. govt. tells Madras High Court
The Tamil Nadu government plans to file a curative petition against the Supreme Court's acquittal of a man involved in the 2017 sexual assault and murder of a seven-year-old girl. The case has drawn significant attention due to the gruesome nature of the crime and the subsequent actions of the accused. The government aims to challenge the Supreme Court's decision after a review petition was previously dismissed.
- ▪The Tamil Nadu government intends to file a curative petition against the acquittal of a man in a high-profile child murder case.
- ▪The accused was initially sentenced to death by a Chengalpattu court, a decision confirmed by the Madras High Court.
- ▪The Supreme Court acquitted the accused on October 8, 2025, after a review petition was dismissed on November 26, 2025.
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The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday (May 27, 2026) informed the Madras High Court that it intends to file a curative petition before the Supreme Court against the acquittal of engineering graduate from the 2017 sexual assault and murder of a seven-year-old girl at Mugalivakkam in Chennai.A Division Bench of Justices G.R. Swaminathan and V. Lakshminarayanan recorded the submission made on behalf of the government and closed a writ petition filed by Madurai-based advocate S. Venkatesh who had sought a direction to the government to file a curative petition.According to the prosecution, the victim child had been subjected to aggravated sexual assault by her neighbour in an apartment complex before being murdered.
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