Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J.—The court of learned 6th Additional Sessions Judge-cum- Special Judge (POCSO), Gopalganj, has, by a judgment dated 10.02.2021, passed in POCSO Case No. 24 of 2020 (CIS No. 24 of 2020) arising out of Sidhwaliya P.S. Case No. 187 of 2020, held the appellant Jai Kishor Sah guilty of the offences punishable under Section 376-AB, 302 read with 201/34 of the IPC and Sections 5/6, 9/10 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (‘POCSO Act’ for short). After having convicted the appellant for commission of the aforesaid offences, the learned trial court has sentenced him to death and the appellant has been directed to be hanged by neck till his last breath for the offence punishable under Section 302 of the IPC, by an order dated 20.02.2021. The appellant has also been awarded a fine of Rs. 50,000/- for the aforesaid offence and in case of default of payment of fine, the appellant has been sentenced to undergo imprisonment for a year. For the proved offence punishable under Section 6 of the POCSO Act, the appellant has been awarded life impriso