sebi:Order/MC/RM/2022-23/22449-22481

SEBI · SEBI · Maninder Cheema, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Allegations against Noticees 1 and 2 not established; allegations against Noticees 5-19 established (circular trading); Noticees 20-33 found to have acted as conduits for funding; penalties imposed under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act on Noticees 5-19 (Rs. 7,50,000 each as indicated for Noticee 5 group).

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 12A
• s. 12
• s. 15H
• s. 15J

Regulations

• Reg. 3
• Reg. 3(a)

Holding

The adjudicating officer found that Noticees 5-19 violated SEBI (PFUTP) Regulations, 2003 by engaging in circular trading and creating a misleading appearance of trading, and that Noticees 20-33 acted as conduits to fund mule accounts for purchase of Darshan Orna shares as part of a manipulation scheme. However, allegations against Noticees 1 and 2 were not established as the impugned trades occurred before the SMS circulation scheme and no connection to Hanif Shekh was demonstrated.

Full text

Adjudication Order in the matter of Darshan Orna Limited Page 2 of 96 10. Tarunkumar Laxmanbhai Rajput (ARPPR0302L) having address at 38-549 Bhadreshwar Soceity, Opp Rajiyapir Darga Kotarpur, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India - 382475

Adjudication Order in the matter of Darshan Orna Limited Page 3 of 96 20. D K Jain Properties Private Ltd. (AACCD3821F) having address at 9/12, Lal Bazar Street, 3rd Floor, Block – B, Room No. 17, Kolkata, West Bengal- 700001.

Adjudication Order in the matter of Darshan Orna Limited Page 4 of 96 BACKGROUND 1. Securities and Exchange Board of India (hereinafter referred to as ‘SEBI’) initiated adjudication proceedings against 33 entities in the matter of Darshan Orna Ltd. (“Darshan Orna/Company”) as follows: i. Under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act, against Vividoffset Printers Private limited (“Noticee 1”), for the alleged violation of Sec. 12 A (a), 12 A (b), 12 A (c) of SEBI Act, 1992 r/w Reg. 3 (a), 3 (b), 3 (c) and 3 (d) and 4 (1), 4(2) (a), 4 (2) (e) of SEBI (PFUTP) Regulations, 2003. ii. Under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act, against Veeram Vendors Private limited (“Noticee 2”) and Pinalben R. Shah (“Noticee 3”), for the alleged violation of Sec. 12 A (a), 12 A (b), 12 A (c) of SEBI Act, 1992 r/w Reg. 3 (a), 3 (b), 3 (c) and 3 (d) and 4 (1), 4(2) (a) of SEBI (PFUTP) Regulations, 2003. iii. Under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act, against Shashwat Stock Brokers Pvt. Ltd (“Noticee 4”) for the alleged violation of Sec. 12 A (a), 12 A (b), 12 A (c) of SEBI Act, 1992 r/w Reg. 3 (a), 3 (b), 3 (c) and 3 (d) and 4 (1), 4 (2) (a), 4 (2) (e) of SEBI (PFUTP) Regulations, 2003. iv. Under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act, against Harsha Jagdishbhai Parmar (“Noticee 5”), Naresh Mavjibhai Parmar (“Noticee 6”), Nisarg Jaysukhbhai Lashkari (“Noticee 7”), Bipinchandra Ratilal Trivedi (“Noticee 8”), Saurabh Mahendrabhai Shah (“Noticee 9”), Tarunkumar Laxmanbhai Rajput (“Noticee 10”), Pankaj Labhubhai Dangar (“Noticee 11”), Ar

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