Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section - 298 - Previous conviction or acquittal how proved
Previous conviction or acquittal how proved.
298. In any inquiry, trial or other proceeding under this Code, a previous conviction or acquittal may be proved, in addition to any other mode provided by any law for the time being in force,-
together with, in each of such cases, evidence as to the identity of the accused person with the person so convicted or acquitted.
| (a) | - | by an extract certified under the hand of the officer having the custody of the records of the Court in which such conviction or acquittal was held, to be a copy of the sentence or order, or |
| (b) | - | in case of a conviction, either by a certificate signed by the officer- in-charge of the jail in which the punishment or any part thereof was undergone, or by production of the warrant of commitment under which the punishment was suffered, |
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