Overview
- Judge Alka Bansal of Jaipur Metropolitan Court (POCSO Court-3) denied anticipatory bail after noting the inquiry points to possible involvement.
- An FIR at Sanganer Sadar police station alleges the minor was lured, blackmailed and assaulted over roughly two-and-a-half years in Jaipur and Kanpur.
- Investigators are examining chats, photos, videos, call records and hotel booking details from the complainant as key evidence under POCSO provisions.
- Dayal’s lawyer, Kunal Jaiman, argues the meetings were only in public, that the girl presented herself as an adult and accepted money, and he cites a related Ghaziabad matter as alleged extortion.
- Reporting notes potential career fallout, with Dayal retained by Royal Challengers Bengaluru for IPL 2026 but his participation uncertain following the court order.