sebi:Order/RG/NM/2021-22/15330/9

SEBI · SEBI · 2021-04-30 · Rajesh Gujjar, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Violation established; penalty imposed

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 15H
• s. 15J
• s. 15F
• s. 28A

Regulations

• Reg. 3
• Reg. 3(a)

Parties

• Ankit Garg HUF

Holding

The Noticee was found to have violated Regulation 3(a), (b), (c), (d) and 4(1), 4(2)(a) of the PFUTP Regulations, 2003 by executing non-genuine reversal trades in illiquid stock options at BSE, and a penalty of Rs. 5,00,000 was imposed under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act, 1992.

Full text

Adjudication Order in respect of Ankit Garg HUF in the matter of dealings in Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 2 of 17 adjudication proceedings against the Noticee for 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 relating to Securities Markets) Regulations, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as PFUTP Regulations, 2003).

Adjudication Order in respect of Ankit Garg HUF in the matter of dealings in Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 3 of 17 same counterparty viz. Mani Heart Care Pvt. Ltd. on the same day and with significant price differential in buy and sell rate, which resulted in artificial volume of 1,00,000 units. Summary of dealings of the Noticee in the Stock Option contract, in which the Noticee allegedly executed non genuine trades during the IP are as follows: S. No. Contract Name Avg. Buy Rate (Rs.) Total Buy Volume (no. of units) Avg. Sell Rate (Rs.) Total Sell Volume (no. of units) % of Non Genuine trades of Noticee in the contract to Noticee’s Total trades in the Contract % of Non Genuine trades of Noticee in the contract to Total trades in the Contract % of Artificial Volume generated by Noticee in the contract to Noticee’s Total Volume in the Contract % of Artificial Volume generated by Noticee in the contract to Total Volume in the Contract 1 BIOC15SEP430.00PE 3.25 50,000 8.00 50,000 100% 20% 100% 21.74%

Adjudication Order in respect of Ankit Garg HUF in the matter of dealings in Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 4 of 17 8. The aforesaid SCN was sent to the Noticee via Speed Post Acknowledgement Due (SPAD) and via email dated July 30, 2021 on the email id as available on record. It is noted from the available record that the SCN sent through SPAD was delivered to the Noticee on August 06, 2021 as checked from the website of the India Post. Further, it is noted that the SCN sent through e-mail was delivered to the Noticee as the said e-mail did not bounce back. It is also noted from the aforesaid SCN that the Noticee was granted 14 days from the receipt of the SCN to submit his reply to the SCN. However, no response to the SCN was submitted by the Noticee in this regard.

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