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ICDR · R-08

Due diligence and regulatory consequences

Maintain documentary support for merchant-banker due diligence, expert reports, misstatement risk and SEBI directions.

Source review: 21 March 2026Issuers, promoters, merchant bankers, stock exchanges and investorsProfessional control guide
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Finin2min Summary — in 2 Minutes

Decision: Maintain documentary support for merchant-banker due diligence, expert reports, misstatement risk and SEBI directions.

Legal owner and source control

RegulationIssue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements Regulations, 2018
Current source date21 March 2026
Numbered anchorsRegulations 1–3 and Regulation 6 eligibility; issue-specific Chapters and disclosure Schedules; 8 April 2026 circular operationalising lock-in of pledged shares.
Official sourceSEBI Regulation record

How to apply this control

1. Freeze the facts

Record the entity, security or product, transaction, decision-maker, counterparty, amount and event date.

2. Locate the provision

Open the official consolidated Regulation and identify the exact numbered provision, proviso, explanation and Schedule.

3. Add subordinate implementation

Map the current Master Circular, later circular, exchange/depository specification and filing format without treating them as the Regulation itself.

4. Preserve evidence

Due-diligence file, verification notes, expert consents, issue chronology and exception register.

Evidence checklist

  • Applicable legal version and amendment date.
  • Named business and compliance owner.
  • Approval, filing, acknowledgement and communication trail.
  • Maker-checker, exception and escalation evidence.
  • Post-event reconciliation and breach assessment.

Common failure

Avoid: Signing a standard certificate without evidence tied to each material disclosure.

Finin2min Q&A

Is this page the legal text?

No. It is an implementation guide. Use the official SEBI consolidated Regulation for the exact wording and numbering.

Does a successful exchange or portal filing prove compliance?

No. Acceptance proves a system transaction; it does not cure wrong applicability, approvals, disclosures, timing or evidence.

What should be checked after an amendment?

Effective date, saved actions, forms, policies, system rules, open transactions, board approvals and investor/client communications.