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What Is It
Criminal Background Check
A Criminal Background Check searches government court records, police databases and national criminal registries to identify any reportable criminal history associated with your candidate. InteleScreen conducts these searches across Indian courts and police records as well as international jurisdictions across APAC, the US, the UK, Europe and the Middle East.
Results are delivered with full source attribution and comply with applicable data protection and employment screening regulations in each jurisdiction searched, giving you a defensible, audit ready record for every check conducted.
- ✓ Indian court record searches across district, high and supreme courts
- ✓ Police verification and clearance certificate support
- ✓ Global criminal record searches across 200 plus countries
- ✓ Sex offender registry and national watchlist checks
- ✓ Compliant with Indian data privacy laws and international screening regulations
Why It Matters
Why Conduct a Criminal Background Check?
Hiring someone with an undisclosed criminal history can expose your organisation to serious legal liability, reputational damage and harm to your employees, clients and business partners. Criminal background checks are one of the most important tools available to hiring teams looking to manage this risk effectively.
In India, 78% of employers now conduct criminal record checks as part of their standard pre-employment screening programme. For regulated sectors including banking, financial services, healthcare and government contracting, criminal screening is a mandatory compliance requirement rather than optional due diligence.
For roles involving access to vulnerable populations, financial assets, sensitive data or high security environments, criminal background checks provide an essential layer of protection that no responsible hiring programme should be without.
78%
of Indian employers conduct criminal record checks
200+
Countries and territories covered
99.9%
Accuracy rate on InteleScreen verified checks
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