JUDGMENT :

RAJENDRA MAHAJAN, J.

Since aforesaid criminal reference and criminal appeal have arisen out of the judgment dated 6-8-2015 passed by the learned First Additional Sessions Judge Maihar, District Satna in Special Sessions Trial No. 4115, both the matters are hereby disposed of by this common judgment.

2. Vide the impugned judgment, the learned ASJ has convicted the accused-appellant for the offences punishable under sections 363, 376-A, 302 and 201(II) of the Indian Penal Code (for short the IPC) and 5(i), (m) read with 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (for short the POCSO Act) and sentenced him thereunder to suffer on first-count rigorous imprisonment (for short the R.I.) for 7 years with a fine of Rs. 5,000- (rupees five thousand) in default of which R.I. for 3 months, second-count death sentence, third-count death sentence with a fine of Rs. 10,000- (rupees ten thousand) in default of which R.I. for 6 months, fourth-count R.I. for 7 years with a fine of Rs. 5,000- (rupees five thousand) in default of which R.I. for 3 months and fifth-count life imprisonment with a fine of Rs. 10,000- (rupees ten thousand) in default of which R.I., for six mont