if oi.DeleteMarker || !oi.VersionPurgeStatus.Empty() {
		dsc = checkReplicateDelete(GlobalContext, oi.Bucket, ObjectToDelete{
			ObjectV: ObjectV{
				ObjectName: oi.Name,
				VersionID:  oi.VersionID,
			},
		}, oi, ObjectOptions{
			Versioned:        globalBucketVersioningSys.PrefixEnabled(oi.Bucket, oi.Name),
			VersionSuspended: globalBucketVersioningSys.PrefixSuspended(oi.Bucket, oi.Name),
		}, nil)
	} else {

	report()
	fatalErr(err)

	// At this point the version stack must look as below,
	// v3 --> free version      00000000-0000-0000-0000-0000000000f2 (from removal of null version)
	// v2 --> free version      00000000-0000-0000-0000-0000000000f1 (from overwriting of null version )
	// v1 --> non-free version  00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001

	// Check number of free-versions

				OwnerIdentity: event.Identity{PrincipalID: args.ReqParams["principalId"]},
				ARN:           policy.ResourceARNPrefix + args.BucketName,
			},
			Object: event.Object{
				Key:       keyName,
				VersionID: args.Object.VersionID,
				Sequencer: uniqueID,
			},
		},
		Source: event.Source{
			Host:      args.Host,
			UserAgent: args.UserAgent,
		},
	}

	cpSrcDstSame := srcSet == dstSet
	// Check if this request is only metadata update.
	if cpSrcDstSame && srcInfo.metadataOnly {
		// Version ID is set for the destination and source == destination version ID.
		// perform an in-place update.
		if dstOpts.VersionID != "" && srcOpts.VersionID == dstOpts.VersionID {
			srcInfo.Reader.Close() // We are not interested in the reader stream at this point close it.

//
// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
// (at your option) any later version.
//
// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful
// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of

				args = args + "bucket=" + entry.API.Args.Bucket
			}
			if entry.API.Args.Object != "" {
				args = args + ", object=" + entry.API.Args.Object
			}
			if entry.API.Args.VersionID != "" {
				args = args + ", versionId=" + entry.API.Args.VersionID
			}
			if len(entry.API.Args.Objects) > 0 {
				args = args + ", multiObject=true, numberOfObjects=" + strconv.Itoa(len(entry.API.Args.Objects))
			}
			if len(args) > 0 {

			return
		}
		// fake a versioned delete - to ensure deny policies are not in place
		err = c.RemoveObject(ctx, clnt.Bucket, obj, minio.RemoveObjectOptions{
			VersionID: ui.VersionID,
			Internal: minio.AdvancedRemoveOptions{
				ReplicationDeleteMarker:  false,
				ReplicationMTime:         time.Now(),

			continue
		}
		if obj.ExistingObject && rule.ExistingObjectReplication.Status == Disabled {
			return false
		}
		if obj.OpType == DeleteReplicationType {
			switch {
			case obj.VersionID != "":
				// check MinIO extension for versioned deletes
				return rule.DeleteReplication.Status == Enabled
			default:
				return rule.DeleteMarkerReplication.Status == Enabled
			}
		} // regular object/metadata replication

active-active replication caused by allowing delete markers set on a object version with `REPLICA` status back to source.

In the case of versioned deletes a.k.a permanent delete of a version by doing a `mc rm --version-id` on a object, replication implementation marks a object version permanently deleted as `PENDING` purge and deletes the version from source after syncing to the target and ensuring target version is deleted. The delete marker being deleted or object version being deleted...

		opts := minio.ListObjectsOptions{
			Recursive:    true,
			Prefix:       prefix,
			WithVersions: versions,
			WithMetadata: true,
		}

		objFullPath := func(obj minio.ObjectInfo) (fpath string) {
			fpath = path.Join(bucket, obj.Key)
			if versions {
				fpath += ":" + obj.VersionID
			}
			return fpath
		}

		// List all objects from a bucket-name with a matching prefix.