Sashastra Seema Bal Act, 2007
110. Evidence of previous convictions and
general character.
1. When
any person subject to this Act has been convicted by a Force Court of any
offence, such Force Court may inquire into, and receive, and record evidence of
any previous convictions of such person, either by a Force Court or by a
criminal court, or any previous award of punishment under section 56 or section
58, and may further inquire into and record the general character of such
person and such other matters as may be prescribed.
2. Evidence
received under this section may be either oral, or in the shape of entries in,
or certified extracts from, books of Force Courts or other official record; and
it shall not be necessary to give notice before trial to the person tried that
evidence as to his previous convictions or character will be received.
3. At a
Summary Force Court, the officer holding the trial may, if he thinks fit,
record any previous convictions against the offender, his general character,
and such other matters as may be prescribed, as of his own knowledge, instead
of requiring them to be proved under the foregoing provisions of this section.