Updated: Sat, 13 Dec 2025 01:43 (IST) The bail application of father-in-law Satveer, accused in the Nikki murder case in Noida, has been rejected. The court expressed fear of misleading the witnesses. Nikki Yadav’s comments on Satveer … read more Jagran Correspondent, Greater Noida. The bail application of father-in-law Satveer, accused in the famous Nikki Bhati murder case that took place in Sirsa village in Kasna area, was heard in the court of Sessions Judge Atul Srivastava on Friday. The court said that the nature of the case is serious, therefore it would not be appropriate to release the accused at this stage. The court acknowledged that there would be a possibility of the accused being outside to influence the witnesses. Therefore, the bail application is rejected. The bail of brother-in-law Rohit Bhati, accused in the same case, was rejected earlier. The bail application of mother-in-law Daya and husband Vipin has not been filed yet. Remove Advertisement Read Only News 500 page charge sheet filed In the incident, sister Kanchan filed a case against deceased Nikki Bhati’s husband Vipin Bhati, mother-in-law Daya, father-in-law Satveer and brother-in-law Rohit Bhati at Kasna police station on August 22. The police arrested the accused and arrested the accused. After the investigation was completed, the police submitted a charge sheet of around 500 pages. In this, it was said that the husband and other accused hatched a conspiracy and killed Nikki by burning her. The accused’s lawyer Manoj Mati submitted the bail application of father-in-law Satveer on Friday. It was argued before the court that Satveer was at the grocery store at the time of the incident because he was involved in false allegations. Hearing the noise, he later reached the place. He not only helped to take the deceased to the hospital, but was also present in the hospital, the CCTV footage shows. The deceased has Dr. visited in the hospital. Yasir Khan and nurse Komal Vajpayee were told that she was burnt due to the cylinder bursting while she was cooking. The claimant also said to Nikki after the incident: ‘Nikki, what have you done?’ The plaintiff did not immediately accuse anyone. The allegations against the accused appear suspicious. The accused has no criminal history and has been in prison for three months. The case is of family rivalry and he has been falsely implicated. Therefore, relief should be given. District government advocate Brahmajit Singh and advocates of the deceased’s family Dinesh Kalsan, Santosh Bansal, Udham Singh Tongad said that Satveer’s shop is under the house. Therefore, it is impossible for him not to be on the scene. Nikki returned to her in-laws’ house a year ago through Panchayat. There was already family tension. The accused is directly involved in the incident and there is sufficient evidence against him. The allegations are of a serious nature. If the accused gets out of jail, he can influence the witnesses. After hearing the arguments of both the parties, the Sessions Judge found that clear allegations were made by the sister of the deceased. The court took these points into consideration and based on witness statements, medical reports and first information recorded during investigation, the allegations made against the accused appear to be of a serious nature. In such a situation, it cannot be said that the accused was not involved in the incident. The release of the accused may influence the witness. This will affect the fair trial of the case. Keeping these points in mind, the court said that there is no sufficient ground to grant bail. Therefore, the bail application of the accused is rejected.