JUDGMENT :

M.R.SHAH, J.

Feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied with the impugned judgment and order dated 02.07.2014 passed by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Jabalpur passed in Criminal Appeal No.198 of 2014 by which the High Court has dismissed the said appeal and confirmed the judgment and order dated 23.12.2013 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Rehli, District Sagar, Madhya Pradesh in Sessions Trial No.49 of 2013 and has confirmed the conviction of the original accused for the offences punishable under Section 376 (2) (f) and Section 201 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) as well as Sections 5(i), 5(m) and 5(r) read with Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) and has confirmed the death penalty imposed, original accused has preferred the present appeal.

2. That the appellant/original accused was tried by the Trial Court for the offences punishable under Section 376 (2) (f) and Section 201 of the IPC as well as Sections 5(i), 5(m) and 5(r) read with Section 6 of the POCSO Act for having committed the murder of the minor girl aged 7 ½ years after raping her. On considering the incriminating material against the accused and on ap