sebi:Order/GR/BM/2023-24/27725

SEBI · SEBI · 2021-07-27 · G. Ramar, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Violation established; penalty of Rs 7,00,000 imposed under Section 15HA

Provisions invoked

• s. 11B
• s. 11
• s. 15
• s. 19
• s. 15H
• s. 15J
• s. 15F
• s. 28A

Regulations

• Reg. 4
• Reg. 3
• Reg. 4(1)
• Reg. 3(a)
• Reg. 26

Parties

• Hem Chand Gupta

Holding

The Noticee executed 62 non-genuine reversal trades in 31 illiquid stock option contracts creating artificial volume of 23,22,000 units, violating Regulations 3(a), (b), (c), (d), 4(1) and 4(2)(a) of PFUTP Regulations, 2003, and is liable to a monetary penalty of Rs 7,00,000 under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act, 1992.

Full text

Adjudication Order in respect of Hem Chand Gupta in the matter of trading in Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 2 of 21 various entities who indulged in execution of reversal trades in stock options segment of BSE during the IP. Such trades were alleged to be non-genuine in nature and created false or misleading appearance of trading in terms of artificial volumes in stock options and therefore were alleged to be manipulative, deceptive in nature. In view of the same, SEBI initiated adjudication proceedings against the Noticee for alleged violation of the provisions of Regulations 3(a), (b), (c), (d), 4(1) and 4(2)(a) of SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices) Regulations, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as “PFUTP Regulations, 2003”).

Adjudication Order in respect of Hem Chand Gupta in the matter of trading in Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 3 of 21 volume of total 23,22,000 units. Summary of dealings of the Noticee in the said Options contracts, in which the Noticee allegedly executed non- genuine trades during the I.P, is as follows:

Adjudication Order in respect of Hem Chand Gupta in the matter of trading in Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 4 of 21 19 PFCL15APR280.00 CEW1 1.55 5000 0 4.25 50000 100 11.11 100 10.57 20 PNBK15APR165.00 CEW1 0.15 5000 0 1.4 50000 100 16.67 100 18.69 21 RCAP15APR450.00 CEW1 0.25 5000 0 6 50000 100 10 100 13.81 22 RELI15APR860.00 CEW1 1.75 2500 0 8 25000 100 50 100 45.45 23 SESA15APR195.00 CEW1 2.05 5000 0 5 50000 100 33.33 100 35.21 24 SIEM15APR1350.0 0CEW1 17 2500 0 26 25000 100 50 100 62.5 25 SUNP15APR1050.0 0CEW1 7 1000 0 17 10000 100 50 100 33.33 26 SUNT15APR420.00 CEW1 3 4000 0 8 40000 100 100 100 100 27 SYND15APR105.00 CEW1 0.35 6000 0 2 60000 100 100 100 100 28 TAMO15APR540.0 0CEW1 4.25 4500 0 8 45000 100 50 100 64.29 29 TCOM15APR420.0 0CEW1 1 4000 0 5 40000 100 100 100 100 30 TCSL15APR2600.0 0CEW1 5.35 2000 0 16 20000 100 50 100 50 31 TECM15APR660.0 0CEW1 2 2500 0 8 25000 100 50 100 50

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