Abishek Porel Granted Bail After 36 Days in Custody
Bengal wicketkeeper-batter Abishek Porel has been released on bail by a Chinsurah court after spending 36 days in judicial custody in connection with an alleged rape and criminal intimidation case.
The order, reported by ABP Ananda and corroborated by multiple outlets, comes a little over a month after the 23-year-old Delhi Capitals player was arrested on August 11.
Allegations and Legal Timeline
The case stems from a complaint filed by a medical student from Karnataka, who told police she had been in a relationship with Porel for around three-and-a-half years and that the two had planned to marry. She also claimed the pair had travelled abroad together during this period.
According to her complaint, Porel later denied the relationship, which she said prompted her to approach the police. The FIR was lodged at Mogra police station on June 23.
The complainant further referred to a dispute between the two about one-and-a-half years ago that, by her account, had required police intervention. No formal complaint was filed at that time.
Police registered a case under Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with Sections 311 and 318 and other provisions of the BNS, as well as Sections 66 and 72 of the Information Technology Act. The proceedings included allegations of rape, criminal intimidation and other offences.
The matter then moved to the Calcutta High Court, which directed police to arrest Porel and instructed authorities to seize his electronic devices amid concerns over possible dissemination of photographs of the complainant.
Following his arrest, Porel was produced before the Chinsurah court, where his initial plea for bail was rejected and he was remanded to judicial custody. He has now secured bail after more than a month in jail. Porel has previously denied the allegations.
Rising Career Under a Cloud
The legal battle has unfolded against the backdrop of a rapidly ascending cricket career.
Porel joined Delhi Capitals in 2023 and made his IPL debut that year. During the 2026 season, he scored 108 runs in four innings for the franchise, hinting at his potential as an attacking wicketkeeper-batter.
Across formats, his T20 numbers underline that promise: 35 matches, 769 runs at an average of 25.63 and a strike rate of 145.37, with four half-centuries to his name.
In domestic cricket, Porel broke into the Bengal side in the 2021-22 season and has since become a regular presence. He has turned out in 32 first-class matches and 23 List A games, establishing himself as one of the more talked-about young keepers in the Indian circuit.
Now, with bail granted and the case still very much alive, his immediate future sits at a crossroads — split between the demands of a criminal trial and the expectations of a career that had only just begun to gather pace.
