12A. Prohibition of manipulative and deceptive devices, insider trading and substantial
acquisition of securities or control.—No person shall directly or indirectly—
(a) use or employ, in connection with the issue, purchase or sale of any securities listed or
proposed to be listed on a recognised stock exchange, any manipulative or deceptive device or
contrivance in contravention of the provisions of this Act or the rules or the regulations made
thereunder;
(b) employ any device, scheme or artifice to defraud in connection with issue or dealing in
securities which are listed or proposed to be listed on a recognised stock exchange;
(c) engage in any act, practice, course of business which operates or would operate as fraud or
deceit upon any person, in connection with the issue, dealing in securities which are listed or
proposed to be listed on a recognised stock exchange, in contravention of the provisions of this Act or
the rules or the regulations made thereunder;
(d) engage in insider trading;
(e) deal in securities while in possession of material or non-public information or communicate
such material or non-public information to any other person, in a manner which is in contravention of
the provisions of this Act or the rules or the regulations made thereunder;
(f) acquire control of any company or securities more than the percentage of equity share capital
of a company whose securities are listed or proposed to be listed on a recognised stock exchange in
contravention of the regulations made under this Act.]