CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973
BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023
298. Previous conviction or acquittal how proved
334. Previous conviction or acquittal how proved
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CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973
298. Previous conviction or acquittal how proved.—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,—
(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,
together with, in each of such cases, evidence as to the identity of the accused person with the person so convicted or
acquitted.
Legacy / repealed by BNSS India Code — CrPC 1973
BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023
334. Previous conviction or acquittal how proved.—In any inquiry, trial or other proceeding under
this Sanhita, a previous conviction or acquittal may be proved, in addition to any other mode provided by
any law for the time being in force,—
(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, together with, in each of such cases, evidence as to the
identity of the accused person with the person so convicted or acquitted.
Current law India Code — BNSS 2023