Cricketer Shivalik Sharma says hope helped him through the roughly 20 days he spent in judicial custody after his former fiancée accused him of having sex with her on a false promise of marriage. The Rajasthan High Court has reportedly quashed the FIR. In an interview published by Hindustan Times on October 2, 2026, Sharma reflected on the case’s personal and career impact, saying: “Somewhere, hope stuck with me since I knew ki agar aap sachche ho to bhagwaan raasta dikhate hain (If you are true, God helps you find a way out). It may take time, but eventually it works out.”
What was Shivalik Sharma accused of?
Hindustan Times reported that Sharma’s former fiancée accused him of having physical relations with her on a false promise of marriage. According to that account, the relationship began in 2023 and their families arranged an engagement in August 2023. The relationship later ended. The allegation should be understood as an allegation reported by the outlet, not as an independently established finding about either person.
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What happened in the case?
Hindustan Times reported that Sharma was arrested in May 2024 and spent around 20 days in judicial custody before obtaining bail. Both Hindustan Times and The Indian Express reported that the Rajasthan High Court quashed the FIR; The Indian Express also said proceedings arising from it were quashed.
The reports describe the court’s reasoning in different terms. Hindustan Times characterized it as finding the relationship consensual and saying a dispute arising from such a relationship could not, by itself, amount to rape. The Indian Express reported that the material before the court did not establish that the promise of marriage was false from the outset, and described a submission that continuing the proceedings would amount to an abuse of process. The original order is not identified or reproduced in either report, so its case number, date, bench and full reasoning cannot be confirmed from these accounts. The reports do not establish that every consensual relationship or broken engagement defeats a criminal allegation.
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How did Sharma describe the experience?
In the Hindustan Times interview, Sharma said he was shocked to learn of the rape charge but did not believe his life was over. He described the time in custody as the most difficult phase, saying the atmosphere was negative and the experience hard to forget. He also said his career had suffered and that he had been “on the back foot,” while expressing confidence that he could make a stronger comeback.
His line about being true and finding a way out is a personal reflection on his own experience, not a general claim about court outcomes. Hindustan Times reported that he credited Hardik and Krunal Pandya, Kiran More, other teammates, neighbours and his family for supporting him.
What was Sharma’s cricket outlook at the time?
Hindustan Times reported that Sharma was playing for Vadodara and looking ahead to the upcoming Ranji Trophy season and the next IPL auction when the interview was published. Those were his circumstances and plans as reported on October 2, 2026; the account does not confirm what happened afterward.
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What the reports do—and do not—establish
The Hindustan Times interview is Sharma’s account of the personal and professional strain he experienced. It is not a complete account from both parties: the former fiancée’s response is absent from the sources cited here. The quashing of the FIR is the reported procedural outcome; it should not be recast as an acquittal or, on these reports alone, proof that the allegation was knowingly false.
The Hindustan Times article also quotes men’s rights activist Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj saying, “Jail ka jo experience hai, that breaks down a person.” That is her commentary, not a clinical finding or evidence about the prevalence or effects of such cases generally.
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