SEBI imposes ₹2,00,000 penalty over Online Bond Platform Provider lapses
SEBI passed an Adjudication Order dated October 13, 2026 imposing a monetary penalty of ₹2,00,000/- under Section 15HB of the SEBI Act, 1992, after an inspection of the company's Online Bond Platform Provider (OBPP) activities.
By ScoutQuest · · 2 min read
- Penalty Amount
- ₹2,00,000/-
- Adjudication Order Date
- October 13, 2026
- Inspection Period
- July 26, 2024 to March 31, 2025
The order and the penalty
- SEBI has passed an Adjudication Order dated October 13, 2026, imposing a monetary penalty of ₹2,00,000/- (Rupees Two Lakhs Only) under Section 15HB of the SEBI Act, 1992.
- The order was received by the company on October 13, 2026.
What SEBI's inspection looked at
- The order relates to observations arising from an inspection of the company's Online Bond Platform Provider (OBPP) activities.
- The inspection covered the period from July 26, 2024 to March 31, 2025.
- SEBI observed failure to ensure routing of certain orders relating to listed debt securities through the RFQ platform of a recognised stock exchange.
- SEBI also observed failure to execute agreements with certain third-party sellers in accordance with the applicable SEBI regulatory framework governing OBPPs.
- Based on these findings, SEBI imposed the penalty of ₹2,00,000/-.
Steps the company says it has taken
- It has discontinued using the existing platform.
- A new version of the platform, in compliance with the SEBI guidelines, is under implementation.
- The agreements with the third-party sellers were also executed.
Impact the company has stated
- Apart from the monetary penalty, there is no material impact on the financial, operational or other activities of the company.
How a reader can look at this
- An adjudication order is a regulatory proceeding in which the market regulator imposes a penalty after an inspection or examination.
- The penalty amount stated here is ₹2,00,000/-, and the company has said the impact on its financial, operational or other activities is limited to that penalty.
- The update also sets out the two observations SEBI made on the company's OBPP operations and the corrective steps the company states it has taken on the platform and on third-party seller agreements.
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More numbers
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