sebi:WTM/MSS/ISD/09/2009

SEBI · SEBI · 2009-06-22 · M. S. Sahoo, Whole Time Member

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Facts / Headnote

Noticee found in violation and restrained from buying, selling or dealing in the securities market in any manner or accessing the securities market, directly or indirectly, for a period of one year from the date of the order, after accounting for prohibition already undergone pursuant to interim order.

Provisions invoked

• s. 11B
• s. 11
• s. 11(4)
• s. 19
• s. 12A

Regulations

• Reg. 3

Parties

• Mr. Bhanuprasad D. Trivedi

Holding

The noticee was part of a fraudulent, deceptive and manipulative scheme to corner shares meant for RIIs in the IDFC and Sasken IPOs and facilitated Jayesh to make ill-gotten gains, thereby violating Section 12A(a), (b), (c) and Regulations 3 and 4(1) of the PFUTP Regulations. He was restrained from the securities market for one year.

Full text

2 of 6 Khandwala (Jayesh) as per prior understanding. It also alleged that the noticee facilitated Jayesh to make ill-gotten gains by routing the funds and shares received from Roopal through his account. The SCN, therefore, alleged that the noticee employed fraudulent, deceptive and manipulative scheme and thereby violated Section 12A (a), (b), (c) of the SEBI Act and Regulations 3 and 4(1) of the SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices Relating to Securities Markets) Regulations, 2003 (PFUTP Regulations). Accordingly, it called upon the noticee to show cause as to why suitable directions under Section 11(4) read with Section 11 and Section 11B of the SEBI Act, including directions restraining him from buying, selling or dealing in securities in any manner for a suitable period of time and / or any other directions as deemed fit in the interest of the investors/securities market, should not be issued against him.

3 of 6 gotten gain of Rs.3,54,75,000. Further, the noticee received a total of 14,275 (13,550 on September 9, 2005 and 725 on September 14, 2005) Sasken shares from Jayesh, who, in turn, had received these shares from three entities, including Roopal. The noticee sold these shares in the market through KIFSPL for Rs.70,45,343.75 on September 09, 2005 @ Rs.493.54 per share, against issue price of Rs.260 and passed on the entire sale proceeds to Jayesh. This role of the noticee facilitated Jayesh to make an ill-gotten gain of Rs.33,33,783.

4 of 6 of purchase on August 13, 2005 and the balance of Rs.16,50,000 in June 2006. I find that the noticee entered into an off-market spot transaction with Roopal. Such transactions need to be settled at the latest by next day. It is, therefore, difficult to believe that the noticee paid for the transaction after 10 months of the transaction. It is also important to note that the noticee paid the amount of Rs.16,50,000 in June 2006, 2 months after he was debarred by SEBI from undertaking transactions for his role in IPO irregularities. If he at all paid this after 10 months of the transaction, it is definitely an afterthought. Further, assuming that the noticee is right that he purchased the shares from Roopal for Rs.3,90,50,000, it does not make any difference to the allegation. The essence of the allegation is that Roopal transferred the shares at a substantial discount to market price. When the market price was Rs. 69.50, the transfer took place at Rs.34 as alleged in the SCN, or at Rs. 35.50 as stated by the noticee. The difference of Rs.1.50 per share could be transaction costs and it is possible that Roopal recovered the same from the noticee. b. The SCN alleges that the noticee sold 11,00,000 IDFC shares for Rs.7,28,75,000. However, the noticee has submitted that he sold these for Rs.7,28,00,520. I find from the records (bank account) that he received a sum of Rs.7,28,75,000 from the broker, as alleged in the SCN, and not Rs.7,28,00,520, as claimed by the noticee. Wha

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