sebi:BM/AO-127/2013

SEBI · SEBI · 2012-01-25 · Barnali Mukherjee, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Charges not established; no monetary penalty imposed; case disposed of

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 12
• s. 15J

Regulations

• Reg. 3
• Reg. 3(a)

Parties

• Ashok Prasad Singh

Holding

The Adjudicating Officer held that Ashok Prasad Singh was not a director of Cyber Infosystems and Technologies Pvt. Ltd. during the relevant period, so violations of Section 12A and Regulations 3 and 4 were not established. No monetary penalty under Section 15HA was imposed and the case was disposed of.

Full text

Page 2 of 6 with the active collusion of their front entities and allegedly made wrong disclosures to the exchange. 2. In view of the above it was alleged that Ashok Prasad Singh (hereinafter referred to as 'the Noticee'), as a director of Cyber Infosystems and Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as 'Cyber Infosystems'), a Promoter group company of BoR, through the above actions violated Section 12 A (a), (b) and (c) of Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (hereinafter referred to as 'SEBI Act') and Regulation 3(a), 3(b), 3(c), 3(d), 4(1) and 4(2)(f) of SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices) Regulation, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as ‘PFUTP Regulations’). The above violations make the Noticee liable for monetary penalty under Section 15 HA of the SEBI Act.

Page 3 of 6 Infosystems, stating that his name is not appearing as director in the Annual Returns. He also submitted that his name had been included in the MCA data base by error, and that he was taking up the matter with the concerned Registrar of Companies (RoC) for rectification.

Page 4 of 6 b. Does the violation, if any, on the part of the Noticee attract monetary penalty under Section 15 HA of the SEBI Act? c. If so, what would be the monetary penalty that can be imposed taking into consideration the factors mentioned in Section 15J of the SEBI Act?

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