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The essence of mens rea in insider trading
Supreme Court contradicts its previous ruling while considering the ‘intent’ in insider trading
– CS Aisha Begum Ansari | aisha@vinodkothari.com
Insider trading means dealing in the securities of the listed company on the basis of unpublished price sensitive information (‘UPSI’), thereby gaining an unfair advantage over the market. A person guilty of insider trading is punishable with a monetary penalty[1] under section 15G of the SEBI Act, 1992 (the ‘Act’). Further, under section 24 of the Act, SEBI can punish a person with imprisonment of upto Rs. 10 years or with a fine of upto Rs. 35 crores or both for violation of the Act and its regulations.
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