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6. Mr. Aditya Sanghi, learned Counsel for petitioner-Ravi Kumar has submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. As per disclosure statements allegedly made by co-accused, Dalbir, Sunder, Balwant, Neki Ram, Sher Singh and Sahab Ram are alleged to have murdered Dharambir. Co-accused Dalbir and Sunder have been granted bail. Even as per the prosecution version the petitioner, who was present at the time of alleged abduction of Sunita and Dharambir, left before and was not present at the time of murder of Dharambir. The earlier petitions filed by the petitioner were merely dismissed as withdrawn and the present petition is maintainable in view of the change of circumstances. Substantial number of prosecution witnesses are yet to be examined in the case. The trial is likely to take long time due to number of prosecution witnesses to be examined and 3 of 30 CRM-M-23537-2020 and -4- CRM-M-23805-2020 restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of infection of Covid-19. Co- accused Shri Ram, Sarjeet @ Rawan, Bhanwar Singh, Vinod, Vikram, Ved Parkash, Biru Ram, Dalbeer, Sundar Lal and Dharampal @ Jagar have been granted regular bail. In view of parity with them the petitioner may also be granted regular bail and interim regular bail granted to him may be confirmed.

7. Mr. Vikas Bishnoi, learned Counsel for petitioner-Sahab Ram has submitted that petitioner-Sahab Ram has been falsely implicated in the case. As per the prosecution version, petitioner-Sahab Ram along with his co-accused abducted and murdered Dharambir but during test identification parade, petitioner Sahab Ram was not identified by complainant Rai Singh. All the co-accused except co accused Ravi Kumar arrested in the case before filing of the petition by the petitioner have been granted bail. Substantial number of prosecution witnesses are yet to be examined in the case. The trial is likely to take long time due to number of the prosecution witnesses to be examined as well as the restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of infection of Covid-19. In view of parity with co-accused Shri Ram, Sarjeet @ Rawan, Bhanwar Singh, Vinod, Vikram, Ved Parkash, Biru Ram, Dalbeer, Sundar Lal and Dharampal @ Jagar who have been granted regular bail, the petitioner may be granted regular bail and interim regular bail granted to him may be made absolute.

11. In view of the above, the petitions are allowed and interim regular bail granted to the petitioners is made absolute and the petitioners are ordered to be released on regular bail on the bail bonds already furnished by them.

12. Before parting with this case it may be observed that this Court, while noticing that the case involved allegations of honour killing of Dharambir by persons whose honour was allegedly subjected to disgrace by the deceased by performing marriage with their relative Sunita Rani (daughter of Sita Ram), observed in its order dated 26.10.2020 as under: