sebi:ORDER/JJ/MG/2022-2023/15814

SEBI · SEBI · 2021-09-20 · JENY JOHN, ADJUDICATING OFFICER

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty imposed on the Noticee for violation of PFUTP Regulations

Provisions invoked

Regulations

Parties

Holding

The Noticee was found to have violated Regulation 3(a), 3(b) and Regulation 4(1), 4(2)(a) of the PFUTP Regulations, 2003 by engaging in a non-genuine reversal trade that created artificial trading volume, and a penalty of Rs.5,00,000 was imposed under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act, 1992.

Full text

Page 2 of 18 value of the transactions. The aforesaid reversal trade allegedly resulted into generation of artificial volumes by the aforesaid clients and counterparties, leading to allegations that the Noticee had violated Regulation 3 (a), (b), (c), (d) and Regulation 4 (1), 4(2) (a) of SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trading Practices relating to Securities Market) Regulations, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as “PFUTP Regulations”).

Page 3 of 18 the Investigation Period. b) The Noticee is alleged to have engaged in 1 such reversal trade in 1 unique contract, which led to generation of alleged artificial volume of 20,000 units on July 28, 2015.

Page 4 of 18 6. From the trades executed by the Noticee in the contract of “BHRT15JUL460.00PE”, it is observed that: a) While dealing in the said contract on 28/07/2015, at 13:06:18:27 hrs. the Noticee entered into a buy trade with counterparty N M Impex Private Limited for 10,000 units at Rs. 27.00 per unit, which was reversed by a sell trade at 13:17:05:94 hrs with the same counterparty for 10,000 units at Rs. 46.90 per unit.

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