sebi:Order/JS/DP/2025-26/31616-31619

SEBI · SEBI · 2021-08-27 · Jai Sebastian, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Violations held established against Noticee No.1 with Noticee Nos.2-4 liable under section 27 of SEBI Act; joint and several monetary penalty imposed.

Provisions invoked

• s. 11B
• s. 11
• s. 15
• s. 12A
• s. 15H
• s. 27
• s. 15J
• s. 15F
• s. 28A
• s. 141
• s. 11C(5)
• s. 65
• s. 65B
• s. 66
• s. 65A

Regulations

• Reg. 7
• Reg. 3
• Reg. 2(1)(c)
• Reg. 25
• Reg. 15
• Reg. 2
• Reg. 3(a)
• Reg. 15(1)
• Reg. 21(1)
• Reg. 18
• Reg. 19
• Reg. 3(1)
• Reg. 19(1)
• Reg. 15(9)
• Reg. 16(b)
• Reg. 28(f)
• Reg. 16(e)
• Reg. 18(6)
• Reg. 25(1)
• Reg. 16(a)

Parties

• Capital Stroke Investment Services Pvt. Ltd.
• Mr. Upendra Singh Rajput
• Mr. Prashant Singh Baghel
• Mr. Kamlesh Dhole

Holding

Noticee No.1 violated PFUTP Regulations, IA Regulations, Code of Conduct and SEBI Circulars on assured returns, risk profiling, fees, records, website misrepresentation, free trials, unregistered activity and complaint redressal, with Noticee Nos.2-4 deemed guilty under section 27 of the SEBI Act. A joint and several penalty of Rs.5,00,000 under section 15HA and Rs.5,00,000 under sections 15EB/15HB was imposed.

Full text

Adjudication Order in the matter of Capital Stroke Investment Services Pvt. Ltd. Page 2 of 60 between November 03, 2020 to November 06, 2020. Investor complaints which were received after September 22, 2020 and pending were also taken up for examination in the said inspection.

Adjudication Order in the matter of Capital Stroke Investment Services Pvt. Ltd. Page 3 of 60 ‘Rules’) to inquire into and adjudge under sections 15C, 15HA, 15EB (for violations on or after March 08, 2019), 15HB (for violations prior to March 08, 2019) read with section 27 of the SEBI Act, the following violations: (a) section 12A(a), (b) and (c) of SEBI Act; (b) regulation 2(1)(c), 3(a), (b), (c), (d), 4(1), 4(2)(k), (o) and (s) of PFUTP Regulations; (c) regulation 3(1), 7, 15(1), 15 (9), 16(a), 16 (b), 16(d)(i), 16(d)(ii), 16 (e), 17(b), 17(d), 17(e), 18(6), 19(1), 19(2), 21 (1), 24(3), 25(1), 25(2), 25(4) and 28(f) of IA Regulations; (d) clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9 of the Code of Conduct for investment advisers as specified under Third Schedule of the IA Regulations; (e) SEBI Circular – SEBI/HO/IMD/DF1/CIR/P/2019/169 dated December 27, 2019 (hereinafter referred to as “SEBI Circular dated December 27, 2019”); (f) SEBI Circular – CIR/OIAE/2014 dated December 18, 2014 (hereinafter referred to as “SEBI Circular dated December 18, 2014”).

Adjudication Order in the matter of Capital Stroke Investment Services Pvt. Ltd. Page 4 of 60 (b) It was, therefore, alleged that by promising assured returns, Noticee No. 1 tried to deceive its clients which was misrepresentation of the truth on its part to attract/lure the clients towards its investment advisory services. Such representation was therefore, prima facie, fraudulent and is covered within the definition of "fraud" defined under regulation 2(1)(c) of PFUTP Regulations. Hence, it was alleged that Noticee No. 1 had violated the provisions of regulation 2(1)(c), 3 (a), (b), (c) and (d), 4(1), 4(2)(k), (o) and (s) of PFUTP Regulations read with section 12A(a), (b) and (c) of SEBI Act, 1992. (c) Further, the aforesaid act of Noticee No. 1 also shows that Noticee No. 1 was not honest and did not take due care in its dealings in the best interest of its clients. Therefore, it was further alleged that Noticee No. 1 had failed to act in a fiduciary capacity towards clients, thereby violating regulation 15(1) and Clauses 1, 2 and 5 as specified under Third Schedule of Code of Conduct for investment advisers read with regulation 15(9) of IA Regulations. (d) It was further observed from the details of employees forwarded by Noticee No. 1 that its employees/ representatives did not have requisite qualification and certification to deal with the clients. It was therefore, alleged that Noticee No. 1 had violated regulation 7 of IA Regulations and Clause 1, 2, 3, 8 and 9 of Cod

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