The petitioners (father-in-law, mother-in-law, and married sister-in-law of the complainant) filed a petition before the Patna High Court seeking to quash a cognizance order dated 22.11.2017 passed by the S.D.J.M., Patna City, under Section 498A IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The complainant alleged cruelty, dowry demands, forced abortion, and confinement, all of which allegedly occurred at Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, not in Patna, Bihar. The petitioners argued that the allegations against them were general and omnibus in nature, that the Patna court lacked territorial jurisdiction as no offence occurred there, and relied on the Supreme Court's judgment in Maram Nirmala & Anr. vs. State of Telangana & Anr. (2025 SCC OnLine SC 2913) to contend that vague allegations against family members without specific roles cannot sustain criminal prosecution. The judgment text provided is incomplete and does not record the final order of the High Court.