sebi:Order/SBM/VS/2021-22/13280

SEBI · SEBI · 2021-04-26 · Suresh B Menon, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty imposed on Noticee for violation of PFUTP Regulations

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 19
• s. 15H
• s. 15J
• s. 15A
• s. 28A

Regulations

• Reg. 3
• Reg. 4(1)
• Reg. 3(a)

Parties

• Ms. Abha Mohunta

Holding

The Noticee violated regulations 3(a), 4(1) and 4(2)(a) of the PFUTP Regulations by executing non-genuine reversal trades in illiquid stock options at BSE, creating artificial volume, and is liable to a penalty of ₹5,00,000 under section 15HA of the SEBI Act.

Full text

___________________________________________________________________________ Adjudication order in respect of Ms. Abha Mohunta in the matter of Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 2 of 11 Noticee had entered into reversal trades with its counterparties which involved squaring off transactions with significant difference in sell value and buy value of the transactions. It was therefore alleged that Noticee had executed the reversal trades, which were non-genuine in nature and have created false or misleading appearance of trading in terms of creation of artificial volume in the Stock Options segment at BSE and therefore, it is alleged that the Noticee has violated the provisions of regulations 3(a), (b), (c), (d) and regulation 4(1), 4(2) (a) of the SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trading Practices relating to Securities Markets) Regulations, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as ‘PFUTP Regulations’). In view of the above reasons, adjudication proceedings have been initiated against the Noticee under the provisions of section 15 HA of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (hereinafter referred to as ‘SEBI Act’). APPOINTMENT OF ADJUDICATING OFFICER

___________________________________________________________________________ Adjudication order in respect of Ms. Abha Mohunta in the matter of Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 3 of 11

___________________________________________________________________________ Adjudication order in respect of Ms. Abha Mohunta in the matter of Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 4 of 11 b. It is extremely absurd on the part of SEBI to suddenly label these transaction as artificial and non-genuine after a period of 6 to 7 year from the date of transaction on completely untenable grounds and unjustified

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