sebi:Order/AP/VS/2019-20/7163

SEBI · SEBI · Amit Pradhan, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty of Rs 5,00,000 imposed under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act for violation of Regulations 3(a), (b), (c), (d), 4(1) and 4(2)(a) of PFUTP Regulations

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 15H
• s. 15I
• s. 15J
• s. 15F
• s. 28A

Regulations

• Reg. 3
• Reg. 2(1)(c)
• Reg. 3(a)

Parties

• Arjan Dass & Sons Private Limited

Holding

The Noticee violated Regulations 3(a), (b), (c), (d), 4(1) and 4(2)(a) of the PFUTP Regulations by executing 51 non-genuine synchronized reversal trades in 25 illiquid BSE Stock Option contracts creating false appearance of trading and artificial volume, and is liable to a monetary penalty of Rs 5,00,000 under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act.

Full text

_________________________________________________________________________________ Adjudication order in respect of Arjan Dass & Sons Private Limited in the matter of Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 2 of 12 positive close out difference of ₹2,65,98,538/- approx. The trades entered by the Noticee were reversed on the same day within a very short span of time with same counterparty at a substantial price difference without any basis for significant change in the contract price which indicates that these trades are artificial and are non-genuine in nature. The summary of dealings of Noticee in such 25 Stock Options contracts is as follows:

_________________________________________________________________________________ Adjudication order in respect of Arjan Dass & Sons Private Limited in the matter of Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 3 of 12

_________________________________________________________________________________ Adjudication order in respect of Arjan Dass & Sons Private Limited in the matter of Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 4 of 12 (c) employ any device, scheme or artifice to defraud in connection with dealing in or issue of securities which are listed or proposed to be listed on a recognized stock exchange; (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 there under.

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