sebi:BM/AO-128/2013

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

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Facts / Headnote

Noticee absolved of charges; no monetary penalty imposed; case disposed of

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 12
• s. 15J

Regulations

• Reg. 3
• Reg. 3(a)

Parties

• Satyendra Srivastava

Holding

The Noticee was absolved of charges of violating Section 12A(a), (b) and (c) of the SEBI Act and Regulations 3(a), 3(b), 3(c), 3(d), 4(1) and 4(2)(f) of the PFUTP Regulations, as no monetary penalty was imposed.

Full text

Page 2 of 5 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 Satyendra Srivastava (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 5 CONSIDERATION OF ISSUES AND FINDINGS 6. I have examined the SCN, the reply of the Noticee and the documents available on record. I observe that the allegation in the SCN is that the promoters of BoR and their PACs, by their act of concealment of correct disclosure, defrauded the investors of BoR and the market at large. Cyber Infosystems was alleged to be a PAC and the Noticee was alleged to be a director of Cyber Infosystems. Through the above actions, the Noticee, as a director of the above named company, was alleged to have violated Section 12 A (a), (b) and (c) of the SEBI Act and Regulation 3(a), 3(b), 3(c), 3(d), 4(1) and 4(2)(f) of the PFUTP Regulations.

Page 4 of 5 (d) engage in any act, practice, course of business which operates or would operate as fraud or deceit upon any person in connection with any dealing in or issue of securities which are listed or proposed to be listed on a recognized stock exchange in contravention of the provisions of the Act or the rules and the regulations made thereunder.

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