Civil Proceedings Evidence Act, 1965 (Act No. 25 of 1965)Part IV : Documentary Evidence (General Provisions)17. Proof of trial and conviction or acquittal of any person |
The trial and conviction or acquittal of any person may be proved by the production of a document certified or purporting to be certified by the registrar or clerk of the court or other officer having the custody of the records of the court where such conviction or acquittal took place, or by the deputy of such registrar, clerk or other officer, to be a copy of the record of the charge and of the trial, conviction and judgment or acquittal, as the case may be, omitting the formal parts thereof.