In an attempt to have the criminal case against them about the stampede at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on June 4 that left 11 persons dead and numerous others injured dismissed, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) filed an appeal with the Karnataka High Court on Monday.

Following a sad overcrowding incident during a public event intended to celebrate RCB's first IPL title win, a formal complaint was filed under the charges of criminal negligence and culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

DNA Entertainment Networks Pvt Ltd, the company that organized the event, has also filed a separate appeal contesting the FIR against it.

Royal Challengers Sports Limited (RCSL), the owner of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), has argued that it has been wrongfully accused in the case.

The listed KSCA officials, Raghuram Bhat (President), A Shankar (Secretary), and E.S. Jairam (Treasurer), were granted temporary protection from police coercion by the High Court last week till the next hearing.

Following Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's order to arrest the KSCA's office bearers and senior executives from RCB Bengaluru and DNA Entertainment Networks, the organization's management promptly filed a high court case on Friday.

According to the KSCA's plea, it is merely the Karnataka cricket association's governing body and is affiliated with the BCCI. It manages the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, which hosts T20, one-day, and international cricket matches.

The RCB franchise planned Wednesday's festivities, which were overseen by its vendor DNA Entertainment Network. The KSCA has nothing to do with IPL events. The only responsibility of KSCA was to provide RCB and DNA with access to the stadium and its facilities.

Nikhil Sosale, the head of marketing for RCB, was one of the people detained about the incident and has also filed a separate judicial appeal against his incarceration.

(PTI inputs)