India, Feb. 14 -- The Allahabad High Court on Friday granted bail to the mother-in-law of Nikki Bhati in the alleged murder case, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case.

This is the third bail in the case. The brother-in-law was granted bail on January 1 and the father-in-law on January 27. Nikki's husband, Vipin, remains in judicial custody.

In an order released on Friday, the bench headed by Justice Krishan Pahal observed that the eye-witness and son of the deceased said the applicant was not present at the scene at the time of the incident. Also, the CCTV footage from a nearby shop showed her at that location during that time.

She rushed home upon learning about the incident and later accompanied the deceased to th...