Evidentiary value of FIR in civil cases

Querist : Anonymous (Querist) 01 May 2011 This query is : Resolved
Experts,

What evidentiary value does a First Infomration report (criminal complaint) hold in the civil litigation between the complainant and accused. i.e the parties are same in both the proceedings.

Plaintiff admitted in his petition that he has filed the said criminal complaint. Will that admission gives any importance towards the evidentiary value of the FIr/complaint.

Please clarify.

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Guest (Expert) 01 May 2011
your query is mot clear regrading what issue the civil and criminal cases arises between the parties it is important to tell

Parveen Kr. Aggarwal (Expert) 01 May 2011
If the plaintiff has admitted in his petition that he had filed a criminal complaint, the court will consider the fact that criminal complaint was filed by him. But in case the defendant wants to rely upon a copy of the complaint, he must prove it unless that copy is admitted by the plaintiff.