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'''Poondi murder case''' was a murder trial conducted in [[British India]] between October 1911 and June 1913. The trial was a ''[[cause célèbre]]'' of the early 20th century [[Tanjore District (Madras Presidency)|Tanjore District]].

Dhanabhagyam, the daughter-in-law of Vaidyanatha Pillai, was murdered under mysterious circumstances in the early hours of 21 October 1911. Vaidyanatha Pillai was convicted for organising the murder and sentenced to death by the First Class Magistrate at [[Mannargudi]]. The sentence was confirmed by the District and Sessions Court at [[Tanjore]]. In June 1913, Swaminathan, the lawyer for the defendant, appealed to the [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom]] for a re-trial which was granted. The re-trial overturned Vaidyanatha Pillai's conviction and acquitted him.

== References ==

* {{cite web|title=International Case book: The case of the midnight murder|url=http://www.mylaporelawyerpichai.org/internationalcasebook4.htm|first=Randor|last=Guy|authorlink=Randor Guy}}

[[Category:Trials in India]]

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