IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.2246 OF 2020 Date: 21.04.2026 Between:

M/s.R.R.M. Educational Society Rep. by its President & Secretary, Mr.Kedari Joseph Sriharsha Shashank and others … Petitioners/

Accused AND The State of Telangana, rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad and another … Respondents ::ORDER::

This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioners – accused seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.5247 of 2022 on the file of the learned Special Judicial Magistrate of First Class (Mobile) under PCR Act-cum-II Additional Junior Civil Judge at Hanumakonda, Hanumakonda District, registered for the offences under Section 138 read with Section 142 of Negotiable Instruments Act.

2. The case of the complainant is that accused No.1 is a registered Educational Society represented by its President and Secretary Mr.Kedari Joseph Sriharsha Shashank, who is arrayed as accused No.2, accused No.3 is the Vice President and Treasurer, accused No.4 is the Joint Secretary, accused No.5 is the correspondent, accused Nos.6 to 8 are the members of the accused soci