Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Rajasthan High Court Quashes FIR Against Former Mumbai Indians Cricketer
Shivalik Sharma is a cricketer who was accused of rape by his former fiancée after their engagement ended.
He was arrested in May 2025 and spent 20 days in jail in Jodhpur.
Sharma said prison conditions were very difficult and that he became sick there.
He tried to cope by reading, exercising and playing games with other inmates.
The woman said their relationship became physical because Sharma promised to marry her.
Sharma said their relationship was consensual and that disagreements about money, wedding plans and living arrangements caused the engagement to end.
The Rajasthan High Court decided that the available evidence did not show a false marriage promise from the beginning.
The court therefore cancelled the FIR and the related criminal proceedings.
The Rajasthan High Court quashed a rape FIR and related proceedings against cricketer Shivalik Sharma.
Sharma was arrested in May 2025 and spent 20 days in judicial custody in Jodhpur.
The case followed the breakdown of his engagement, which had been arranged in August 2023.
The court found the relationship consensual and said there was no evidence that a marriage promise was false from the outset.
Sharma said support from friends, cricket officials and teammates helped him continue playing domestic cricket during the legal case.
- Who
- Cricketer Shivalik Sharma, his former fiancée, the Rajasthan High Court and the prosecution.
- What
- The Rajasthan High Court quashed a rape FIR and all consequential proceedings against Sharma.
- When
- Sharma was arrested in May 2025; the court order was pronounced on September 17 and made available on September 24.
- Where
- The arrest and custody took place in Jodhpur, Rajasthan; the ruling was issued by the Rajasthan High Court.
- Why
- The court concluded that the relationship was consensual and that the material did not establish a false promise of marriage from the beginning.
Sharma and Court's View
Prosecution and Complainant's View
Nature of the relationship
Sharma and Court's View
Sharma's lawyers argued that the couple were educated adults in a consensual relationship, and the court agreed that the relationship was consensual.
Prosecution and Complainant's View
The woman alleged that the relationship became physical because Sharma assured her that they would marry.
Marriage promise
Sharma and Court's View
Sharma's lawyers argued that the evidence did not show a false promise of marriage when it was made.
Prosecution and Complainant's View
The prosecution and complainant treated the broken engagement and alleged promise as disclosing a rape offence.
Continuation of proceedings
Sharma and Court's View
The court held that continuing the criminal case would amount to an abuse of the process of law.
Prosecution and Complainant's View
The prosecution and complainant opposed quashing the FIR, arguing that the allegations disclosed an offence and should be examined rather than terminated at the preliminary stage.
- Accused
- Shivalik Sharma, a left-hand batter from Vadodara
- Arrest and custody
- Arrested at about 4 a.m. in May 2025 and held for 20 days before receiving bail
- Engagement
- The engagement was arranged by the two families in August 2023
- IPL connection
- Mumbai Indians bought Sharma for Rs 20 lakh before the 2024 IPL season
- Court finding
- The relationship was consensual, and a false marriage promise from the outset was not established
- Ruling
- The FIR and all consequential criminal proceedings were quashed
- Judge
- Justice Ravi Chirania of the Rajasthan High Court