Section 117A
Evidence and records of previous conviction
For the purposes of sentencing under this Act, when it is necessary to prove in any court that the offence for which a person is being convicted is a second or subsequent offence, a certificate purporting to be a record of his previous conviction, signed by—
(a)
any road transport officer authorized in writing in that behalf by the Director General; or
(b)
any police officer authorized in writing in that behalf by the Chief Police Officer or Commissioner of Police, having custody of the records in which such conviction is kept, shall be admissible as evidence and shall constitute a prima facie proof of any fact stated therein.
(2)
The certificate under subsection (1) shall only be admissible if it is a record in respect of the same offence and the conviction is obtained within five years from the date of the present conviction.