JUDGMENT :

URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE, J.

1. By this application under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the applicant is seeking bail in connection with Crime No. 381/2022 registered with the non-applicant/police station for offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code.

2. The applicant is arrested on 9.7.2022 and since then he is in jail.

3. Heard learned counsel Shri Shashank Manohar for the applicant and learned Additional Public Prosecutor Shri Harshal Futane for the State.

4. Learned counsel Shri Shashank Manohar for the applicant, submitted that accusations levelled against the applicant are on the basis of a report lodged by Sau. Prerna Satish Nagrale, the wife of the deceased. As per the report, the applicant is her brother-in-law and they all are residing jointly along with her in-laws. Her husband, who is the deceased, is addicted to vices like drinking liquor. On 8.7.2022, at about 7:00 p.m. her husband came from outside and was drinking liquor by sitting in front of hall and was whispering and, therefore, she restrained him. However, he started quarreling with her. At the relevant time, her sister-in-law, who is the wife of the applicant, was playing