India, July 15 -- The Allahabad high court on Tuesday stayed the arrest of cricketer Yash Dayal in connection with an FIR lodged against him for allegedly sexually exploiting a woman, Live Law reported.

A woman has accused the cricketer, who plays for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), of sexually exploiting her through the promise of marriage. According to her, the two had met around five years ago.

Yash Dayal, 27, was booked on July 6 at Indirapuram Police Station in Ghaziabad district under Section 69 (Sexual intercourse by deceitful means etc) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

Last week, the cricketer moved the high court and sought a stay of his arrest and quashing of the FIR registered against him.

During the hearing on Tuesday, a...