sebi:WTM/SM/IVD/ID8/21836/2022-23
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Facts / Headnote
Exoneration denied to the 30 Noticees; allegations of price manipulation and fraudulent scheme upheld; directions for disgorgement of unlawful gains and related enforcement directions issued.
Provisions invoked
- s. 11B
- s. 19
- s. 12A
Regulations
- Reg. 3
- Reg. 4
Holding
The 30 Noticees were not exonerated; SEBI held they participated in a fraudulent scheme involving price manipulation of Dhyana Finstock shares, preferential allottee exits, and dumping shares on innocent investors induced by SMS, in violation of Section 12A(a),(b),(c) of the SEBI Act read with Regulations 3 and 4 of the PFUTP Regulations.
Full text
Order in the matter of Dhyana Finstock Ltd. Page 2 of 52 15 64 Chandrikaben Naranbhai Panchal BXQPP2080R 16 65 Nikunj Dineshkumar Soni BGJPS9140K 17 66 Manisha Rajendra Modi ALTPM1311L 18 67 Kiritbhai Shantilal Shah AWRPS2401E 19 68 Naranbhai J Panchal AMQPP0054P 20 69 Rahim Umarbhai Ravkarda AWPPR6156H 21 70 Dholakiya Kishorbhai S ANHPD1507F 22 71 Rinkeshkumar N Panchal BYCPP1543E 23 72 Yogendra J Prajapati CIYPP6021L 24 73 Hiteshkumar Mahipatlal Patel APOPP1463R 25 74 Manish Shah BFOPS3849R 26 75 Anilbhai Bhalabhai Baria BWMPB2794M 27 76 Hiral Manish AZQPM9451N 28 77 Prajapati Nilesh J BXCPP8877J 29 78 Manthan Rajendrabhai Modi COPPM3699G 30 79 Rohitkumar Shantilal Shah EHJPS4683H
Order in the matter of Dhyana Finstock Ltd. Page 3 of 52 referred to as “SEBI”) to reconsider the matter against the present 30 Noticees and decide it afresh. The said appeals had inter alia challenged the order dated July 29, 2020 passed by SEBI, wherein numerous directions entailing debarment of certain entities from accessing the securities market and disgorgement of unlawful gains were passed against the Noticees therein.
Order in the matter of Dhyana Finstock Ltd. Page 4 of 52 10. Ankit Rajeshbhai Rajput 257 of 2021 & 258 of 2021 44 11. Ronak Nayankumar Shah 259 of 2021 & 260 of 2021 61
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