One Can't Be Fooled For 5 Yrs: Yash Dayal Gets Protection from Arrest in Sexual Exploitation Case

A two-judge bench comprising of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Anil Kumar granted the cricketer relief until the next date of hearing.

Granting relief, the High Court remarked, "You Could have been fooled for 1 day, 2 day or 3 days but 5 years? you are entering into a relationship for 5 years, one can't be fooled for five years."

Yash Dayal, has been accused of exploitation on the pretext of marriage by a woman from Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad.

The woman has lodged a complaint through the Chief Minister's online grievance portal, IGRS, based on which an FIR was registered against him on July 6 under section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

In her complaint, the woman alleged that she had been in a relationship with the cricketer for the past five years, during which she was emotionally, mentally, and physically exploited.

"For the last five years, the complainant was in a relationship with a cricketer. The man emotionally, mentally and physically exploited her by misleading her with the promise of marriage. He introduced the complainant to his family as their daughter-in-law, which made her trust him completely, the complaint stated.

The woman further alleged that when she confronted Dayal about the alleged deception, she was subjected to physical violence and mental harassment. "During the relationship, the complainant was made emotionally and financially dependent on him. Later, she found that the man was involved in similar relationships with other women as well, the complaint said.