sebi:Order/MC/VS/2020-21/10215-10221

SEBI · SEBI · 2019-05-14 · Maninder Cheema, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty imposed on all seven Noticees

Provisions invoked

Regulations

Parties

Holding

All seven Noticees were held liable for violating Section 12A(b) of the SEBI Act read with Regulations 3(a), (c) and 4(1), 4(2)(a), (e) of the PFUTP Regulations by creating a misleading appearance of trading and establishing the equilibrium price of Pincon Lifestyle Ltd. in a manipulative manner during Special Pre-Open Sessions on MSEI and BSE. A penalty of Rs. 5,00,000/- was imposed on each of the seven Noticees, totaling Rs. 35,00,000/-.

Full text

Adjudication Order in respect of Ashok Sharma and 6 others in the matter of Pincon Lifestyle Ltd. Page 2 of 23 BACKGROUND 1. Securities and Exchange Board of India (hereinafter referred to as “SEBI”) initiated adjudication proceedings against Ashok Sharma (“Noticee 1”), Sailesh Jha (“Noticee 2”), Ecospace Infotech Private Limited (“Noticee 3”), Pincers Commodities Private Limited (“Noticee 4”), Cheroot Vanijya Pvt. Ltd. (“Noticee 5”), Darswana Vinimay Pvt. Ltd. (“Noticee 6”), Goldensight Commotrade Pvt. Ltd. and (“Noticee 7”) (hereinafter referred to as “the Noticees”) under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act, 1992 (“hereinafter referred to as the “SEBI Act”) for alleged violation of Section 12A (a), (b), (c) of the SEBI Act read with Regulations 3 (a), (b), (c), (d) and 4 (1) and (2) (a) and (e) of the SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices) Regulations, 2003 (“PFUTP Regulations”).

Adjudication Order in respect of Ashok Sharma and 6 others in the matter of Pincon Lifestyle Ltd. Page 3 of 23 SHOW CAUSE NOTICE, REPLY AND HEARING

Adjudication Order in respect of Ashok Sharma and 6 others in the matter of Pincon Lifestyle Ltd. Page 4 of 23 11. Further, 28 buyers in the scrip during the investigation period were connected to the preferential allottees and the company. It was also observed that the director of Pincon namely, Mr. Monoranjan Roy, had traded in the scrip during the investigation period.

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