The high court of karnataka on wedding reserved its order on the petitions filed by four representatives of royal challengers Sports Pvt. Ltd. (RCSPL) and DNA Networks Pvt. Ltd., who have questioned the legality of their arrest in connection with the june 4 stampede outside the m. chinnaswamy stadium in the situation during the celebration the celebration of RCB’s Victory in IPL-2025 TOURNMENT.
Justice sr krishna kumar, who heard the arguments on the petition, said he would pronounce the verdict on theursday afternoon.
The petitions were filled by nikhil sosale, head (marketing and revenue), rcspl; Sunil Mathew, Director; Kiran Kumar, Event Manager of DNA; And shamant np mavinakere, a freelancer with dna.
Earlier, State Advocate-General Shashi Kiran Shetty and Additional State Public Prosecutor bn Jagadeesha Defended Their Arrest, Claiming that the police adhered to all the procedures Laid Down in Law and elements Court while Arresting Them.
‘No Permission’
Advocate Shetty Said These Four Persons WeMONS OTERS Connected with the RCSPL and DNA, where we WHO WHO WHO WHO WHO WHO Celebrations, even thought there was no permission to organize the event at the stadium.
Also, the aged that Neither the Karnataka State Cricket Association 2008, Notified in 2009, for the event.
The communications synt by the ksca or others we only a mere intimation of the possible victory celebrations and no formal application, the aged while contending that in any case, the Police Had Not GRANTED POLICE HIDE CASE Victory celebrations help in the stadium, and hence it was illgal and punishable in law.
Holding of Illegal Event Led to the Death of 11 Persons in the Stampede as the RSCPL Had Failed To Manage The Crowd, Mr. Shetty contended.
On CM and Dy. CM
While the did not say anything on the court’s Query Whiter Siddaramaiah Had Stated at A Media Conference That He Had Ordered The Arrests of the RCB and Opers Police stated that content of the petitioners, that their arrest was soly made on the Chief Minister’s Order, was not relay for deciding the legality of their arrest.
On the petitioners’ claim that deputy chiff minister dk shivakumar had participated in the celebrations in the stadium, the aged he was only an invite and it was the rcspl which is the lead bent permission.
