IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. 8988-M of 2007 DATE OF DECISION : 13.02.2007 Sukhdeep Singh alias Deepu .... PETITIONER Versus State of Punjab ..... RESPONDENT CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. D.S. Pheruman, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * Petitioner Sukhdeep Singh alias Deepu, apprehending his arrest in a non-bailable offence in case FIR No. 12 dated 10.1.2007 registered at Police Station Civil Line, Batala, under Section 67 of I.T. Act and Section 376 IPC, has filed this petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for the grant of anticipatory bail. After hearing counsel for the petitioner and going through the contents of the FIR as well as the order dated 29.1.2007, passed by Sessions Judge, Gurdaspur, whereby bail application of the petitioner has been dismissed, and keeping in view the nature of serious allegations against the petitioner, who is alleged to have not only committed rape, but also defamed the prosecutrix, I am not inclined to grant him the discretionary relief of anticipatory bail. Dismissed. February 13, 2007 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE