sebi:Order/MC/VS/2020-21/9875

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

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty imposed on the Noticee for violations of PIT and SAST Regulations

Provisions invoked

• s. 15A
• s. 15
• s. 15J

Regulations

• Reg. 7
• Reg. 29
• Reg. 7(2)(a)
• Reg. 201

Parties

• Monoranjan Roy

Holding

The Noticee, Monoranjan Roy, Whole Time Director of Pincon Lifestyle Ltd., was held liable for violating Regulation 7(2)(a) of the PIT Regulations in twenty instances and Regulation 29(1) read with (3) of the SAST Regulations in one instance, and was imposed a total penalty of Rs. 6,00,000/- (Rs. 5,00,000/- for PIT violation and Rs. 1,00,000/- for SAST violation) under Section 15A(b) of the SEBI Act.

Full text

Adjudication Order in respect of Monoranjan Roy in the matter of Pincon Lifestyle Ltd. Page 2 of 16 September 20, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as “investigation period” or “relevant period”).

Adjudication Order in respect of Monoranjan Roy in the matter of Pincon Lifestyle Ltd. Page 3 of 16 8. It was observed that the scrip was not traded on MSEI or CSE during the investigation period. Further, during the investigation period, the trading in the scrip of Pincon was suspended effective from December 24, 2015 by BSE vide notice dated December 21, 2015, and trading in the scrip resumed w.e.f. April 08, 2016.

Adjudication Order in respect of Monoranjan Roy in the matter of Pincon Lifestyle Ltd. Page 4 of 16 a) None of the off-market acquisitions or disposals (in both physical or demat mode) executed during the investigation period were disclosed. b) Number of shares transacted were disclosed as 43,176 shares whereas he had purchased 95,689 shares on BSE during July 18, 2016 to August 10, 2016 c) Date of transaction – disclosed as August 11, 2016 whereas the transactions were executed on BSE during July 18, 2016 to August 10, 2016 d) It was observed from the reply of Badjate Stock and Shares (broker of Monoranjan Roy for his trades in the scrip of Pincon during the investigation period) that shares bought by Monoranjan Roy on BSE were credited to his CDSL demat account from July 20, 2016 to August 11, 2016. The shareholding in Pincon was 43,176 shares on August 11, 2016 in the aforesaid demat account and Monoranjan Roy made the disclosure based on the transactions in the aforesaid account. However, Reg. 7 (2) (a) of SEBI (PIT) Regulations, 2015 inter-alia states that “…and director of every company shall disclose to the company …..if the value of the securities traded,….aggregates to a traded value in excess of ten lakh rupees…”. As per the aforesaid Regulation, the disclosure has to be made on trading value exceeding a particular amount. e) The disclosure was made by Monoranjan Roy to Pincon on September 05, 2016, approximately three weeks after the date of transaction. Pincon had

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