sebi:BM/AO-51/2012
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Facts / Headnote
Violation established; penalty of Rs.75,000 imposed under Section 15HB
Provisions invoked
- s. 15
- s. 15J
Regulations
- Reg. 7
- Reg. 199
Parties
- Angel Broking Ltd.
Holding
The Noticee violated SEBI Circular SEBI/MRD/SE/Cir-33/2003/27/08 dated August 27, 2003 and Clause A(2) and A(5) of Schedule II under Regulation 7 of the Broker Regulations by accepting third-party payments, and was held liable under Section 15HB of the SEBI Act with a penalty of Rs.75,000.
Full text
Page 2 of 9 Regulations 1992 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Broker Regulations') and SEBI’s Circular SEBI/MRD/SE/Cir-33/2003/27/08 dated August 27, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Circular'). Consequently, the above violation makes Noticee liable for monetary penalty under Section 15 HB of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (hereinafter referred to as 'SEBI Act').
Page 3 of 9 i) The Circular issued by SEBI specified the process to be followed with respect to payments made and received through cheques. ii) It was only on June 9, 2011 that SEBI issued guidelines regarding pre-funded instruments and Electronic Fund Transfers, and since then the Noticee has implemented the directions therein. iii) At the relevant time, there were no specific guidelines with regard to receipt of funds from clients by Demand Draft and/ or Electronic Fund Transfer. iv) At the relevant time, in so far as Electronic Fund Transfers are concerned, clients provided the Noticee broker a Unique Transfer Reference (UTR) number, which the broker verified from its bank and on confirmation of receipt of remittance, gave credit to the client. As far as the Noticee is concerned, when it provided the Noticee with a UTR number, the client was declaring to the Noticee that it had made a deposit into the Notice's client account, and ordinarily, the Noticee had no reason to assume that the funds so deposited did not belong to the client. v) As per prescribed requirements and process followed at the relevant time, it was not possible for the Noticee to identify the source of funds received by way of demand drafts and Electronic Fund Transfers.
Page 4 of 9 b. Whether the Noticee violated Clause A (2) and A (5) of Schedule II prescribed under Regulation 7 of the Broker Regulations? c. Do the above alleged violations, if any, on the part of the Noticee attract monetary penalty under Section 15 HB of the SEBI Act? d. If so, what would be the monetary penalty that can be imposed taking into consideration the factors mentioned in Section 15J of SEBI Act?
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