THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL CRIMINAL PETITION No.2944 of 2025

ORDER:

This criminal petition is filed seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.4840 of 2022 pending on the file of VI Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Nampally, Hyderabad where the petitioner has been arrayed as accused No.3 to be tried under Sections

403,406,420,424 and 120(B) of Indian Penal Code (‘IPC’ for brevity)

2. Heard Sri Naseeruddin Khan, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. E.Ganesh, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for respondent No.1 and Sri V.T.Kalyan, learned counsel, representing Sri N.Bhujanga Rao, learned Deputy Solicitor General of India for respondent No.2. Perused the record.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner without going into the merits of the matters submits that the proceedings in C.C.No.4840 of 2022 are stayed by this Court on 11.08.2025 and further proceedings are yet to be commenced. He squarely relied upon the Article 20 Sub clause

2 of Constitution of India which has been reproduced as under:

“Article 20(2) of the Indian Constitution protects against double jeopardy, stating that:

Protection in respect of conviction for offences:

(1) No person shall be co