Vikas Pandey and four other family members (his parents, sister-in-law, and her husband) filed a petition before the Chhattisgarh High Court seeking quashment of FIR No. 41/2025, the consequential charge-sheet, cognizance order, and charges framed against them under Sections 498-A and 34 IPC, arising from a matrimonial dispute with respondent No. 2, Nidhi Pandey (wife of petitioner No. 1). The petitioners contended that the allegations were vague, omnibus, and without specific overt acts attributed to each accused, and that distant relatives residing separately (petitioner Nos. 4 and 5 from Bilaspur) were falsely implicated solely on account of their relationship with petitioner No. 1. The Court first referred the matter to mediation and directed the husband to deposit Rs. 1,00,000/- for the wife's appearance, but mediation failed as per the report dated 28.07.2026. The petition was thereafter heard finally on merits with the consent of all parties' counsel. The judgment text as provided ends mid-way during the State's counter-arguments, so the final outcome of the petition is not discernible from the text supplied.