Chandigarh, Dec 11 (PTI) The Punjab and Haryana High court has ordered the release on interim bail of a couple who were convicted for killing eight people, including a former Haryana MLA, in 2001.

They were ordered to be released on bail till the competent authority takes a decision regarding their premature release.

The directions came on petitions filed by Sonia and her husband Sanjeev Kumar, who had challenged the Haryana government's decision to reject their pleas for premature release, while asserting that they had fulfilled all the necessary requirements.

Sonia and Kumar were convicted for the murder of former Haryana MLA Relu Ram Punia (50) and seven of his family members on the night of August 23, 2001 at their farmhouse in Litani village of Hisar district while they were asleep

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