Mumbai, June 17 -- The case stemmed from SEBI's investigation into two intra-group business transfer transactions undertaken in FY20 and FY22. The regulator had alleged that the accounting treatment adopted for the transactions inflated profits and net worth, resulting in misleading financial statements.

In its final order, SEBI held that the allegations were not established. The adjudicating officer noted that the accounting provisions cited in the show-cause notice applied to the acquiring entity, while Prime Focus was the transferor in the transactions.

The regulator also observed that the company had followed the correct accounting treatment in its standalone financial statements and found no evidence that gains from the intra-group...