The petitioners, pursuant to article 78 CPLR, seek relief in the nature of prohibition restraining the respondent court (Family Court) from conducting further proceedings against the petitioning infant, upon a claim that former jeopardy is a bar to a subsequent hearing. Relief pursuant to article 78 CPLR is an appropriate remedy upon such claim (Matter of Kraemer v. County Court,
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