As per case facts, a matrimonial dispute arose between the husband and wife, who were married in 2015. The wife primarily resided at her parental home for education and later ... for employment, with intermittent visits to the matrimonial home. Differences over living arrangements led the wife to leave in 2022 with valuables. Subsequently, the husband filed a divorce petition. In response, the wife lodged a complaint leading to an FIR under Sections 498-A and 34 IPC and a charge-sheet. The petitioners sought to quash these proceedings, arguing they were an abuse of process, initiated with mala fide intent after the divorce petition, and based on vague, omnibus allegations, especially against the aged parents. Mediation efforts between the parties failed. The question arose whether the FIR and subsequent criminal proceedings against the petitioners for offenses under Sections 498-A and 34 of the IPC should be quashed due to vague and omnibus allegations, belated filing, and the misuse of Section 498-A in matrimonial disputes. Finally, the court quashed the FIR and criminal proceedings against the petitioners, particularly the husband's parents, finding that the allegations were general and omnibus, lacking specific incidents, and lodged belatedly after the husband filed for divorce. The court emphasized that Section 498-A should not be used as a tool to harass relatives in matrimonial disputes when prima facie no offence is made out, aligning with the principles laid down in Bhajan Lal's case regarding the exercise of extraordinary powers to prevent abuse of court process.