Hyderabad, March 1 -- The Telangana High Court has made it clear that relief in a criminal case cannot be sought in a piecemeal manner based on grounds that were already available earlier.

The court observed that while there is no absolute bar on filing a second petition in the same matter, the petitioner must demonstrate a change in circumstances; otherwise, such a plea is not maintainable.

Petition to quash pending criminal case

The observation came while Justice J Srinivas Rao was hearing a petition filed by Gangula Saidulu, who sought to quash a criminal case pending before the court at Nakrekal in Nalgonda district.

Appearing for the petitioner, counsel Vijay Kumar submitted that an earlier petition had been filed in 2024 seeking...