sebi:QJA/GR/IVD/ID4/30170/2023-24
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Facts / Headnote
Noticees found liable for violations; penalty under Section 15HA imposed and directions including 3-year market ban
Provisions invoked
- s. 15
- s. 11(1)
- s. 12A
- s. 15H
- s. 15J
- s. 11(5)
Regulations
- Reg. 3
- Reg. 2(1)(c)
- Reg. 4(2)
- Reg. 2(c)
- Reg. 3(a)
- Reg. 4(2)(q)
Parties
- Shila Devi (Noticee No. 2)
- Rohit Mankotia (Noticee No. 1)
Holding
Noticee No. 1, having access to and possession of non-public information about impending orders of the Big Client (Sapphire), executed front running trades in NSE equity and equity derivative segments from the trading account of Noticee No. 2, and Noticee No. 2 aided and abetted by allowing her account to be used; both committed fraud under Regulation 2(1)(c) of the PFUTP Regulations and violated Section 12A(a),(b),(c),(e) of the SEBI Act and Regulations 3(a),(b),(c),(d), 4(1), 4(2)(q) of the PFUTP Regulations.
Full text
Final order in the matter of front running activities by Shila Devi Page 2 of 65 records of the said trading account. During IP, orders in trading account of Noticee No.2 were placed online.
Final order in the matter of front running activities by Shila Devi Page 3 of 65 No. 1 is technical analyst whose role was to analyse companies on technical parameters. He was reporting to Sunil Gupta.
Final order in the matter of front running activities by Shila Devi Page 4 of 65 vi. The general websites can be accessed through the internet LAN Connections on the devices in the trading floor. Further, to best of his knowledge, the terminals are connected to the LAN.
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