JUDGMENT

Shrikant D. Kulkarni, J. - This appeal is directed against the impugned judgment and order of conviction passed in Sessions Case No. 7/2013 by the Additional Sessions Judge, Sangamner, Dist. Ahmednagar thereby, convicting the appellant/accused to undergo imprisonment for life and to pay fine of Rs.5,000/- and in default, to suffer rigorous imprisonment for three months for the offence punishable under section 302 of I.P.C. and further sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and to pay fine of Rs.10,000/- with default clause for the offence punishable under section 376 of I.P.C.

2. The facts of the prosecution case in narrow compass are as under :-

(a) Sopan Raghunath Barde is a resident of Rahidanda Mandve (Bk) Shivar, Tal. Sangamner, Dist. Ahmednagar. He is residing there along with his family members. Sonali, aged 14 years (since deceased) was his daughter. Sonali had left the school in 4th Std. and she was helping her parents in agricultural field as well as in domestic work.

(b) On 08.12.2012, Sopan (first informant) had been to Sangamner along with his cousin brother-in-law Sunil Narayan Pawar to complete registration formalities of his newly purchased a v