Charges came to be framed for the offences punishableunder Sections i read withSection A of the IPC and Section of the POCSO Act The accused pleaded to be not guilty ... and claimed to be tried At the conclusion of the trial the trial judge recorded theaforesaid order of conviction and sentence Being aggrievedthereby an appeal was preferred by the appellant and also areference was made by the trial judge under Section ofthe Cr P C By the impugned judgment and order the HighCourt dismissed the appeal filed by the appellant andconfirmed the death sentence Hence the present appeals