IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.9777 of 2023 DATE OF ORDER:09.03.2026 Between:

M.Yugandhar @ Venkatesh & others ...Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 12 AND The State of Telangana, rep. by its Public Prosecutor and another.

...Respondents

ORDER

1. This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of The Code of Criminal Procedure (for short, ‘Cr.P.C) seeking to quash the proceedings against the petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 12 in S.C.No.318 of 2025, on the file of the learned VII Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Nampally at Hyderabad, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 307 and 506 read with 34 of IPC.

2. Heard Sri K.Rohit, learned counsel for the petitioners as well as Sri M.V.Hanumantha Rao, learned counsel appearing for the respondent No.2.

3. Learned petitioners’ counsel submits that it is a case of double jeopardy as the petitioners have resorted to file two sets of complaints with the same set of allegations based on a single incident. He further submitted that the earlier complaint was registered under FIR.No.1 of 2021 which was dated 02.01.2021. During pendency of the sam