Introduction
In 2025, legal due diligence has transformed from manual courthouse visits to one click AI queries. Yet the core question remains the same: does my counter party have a criminal past that could expose my organisation to regulatory, reputational or financial risk
Whether you’re onboarding a new vendor, hiring senior talent or finalising an M&A deal, overlooking court room red flags can cripple strategic momentum.
LegitQuest—India’s leading legal intelligence platform—combines over 40 million structured judgments with proprietary AI citation analysis (LIBIL™) to surface litigation, enforcement actions and High Court appeals in seconds. This guide distils our decade of best practices into a single playbook you can plug directly into your compliance workflow.
Does Someone Have a Criminal Record 5 Fast Ways to Find Out Using LegitQuest
| Method | Speed | Coverage | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name & DOB Search (LegitQuest Quick Search) | Seconds | Supreme Court + 25 High Courts | Initial triage |
| Litigant Dashboard | Seconds | Petitioner + Respondent roles | Deep dive on individuals |
| FIR & Charge Sheet Upload | Seconds | OCR extraction & auto linking | Ongoing investigations |
| Adverse Media Monitoring | Daily | 2,000+ news outlets | Continuous screening |
| Bulk CSV Screening | Minutes | 10,000+ entities | Vendor & employee refresh |
Pro Tip: Enable email alerts for new filings against a key person so your team is notified within 15 minutes of docket publication.
Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI): Access & Analyse Effortlessly
CORI reports aggregate convictions, pending cases, and warrants. Traditional CORI retrieval is fragmented across police districts. LegitQuest normalises this data with:
- Automated District Scraping – Bots pull daily remand & charge sheet updates.
- Entity Resolution – AI merges spelling variations (e.g., Ajay Kr. Sharma → Ajay Kumar Sharma).
- Risk Scoring – Severity weighted scorecard (0–100) surfaces high impact offences first.
Criminal Record Check Online: 7 Step Playbook Powered by LegitQuest
- Define Scope – Person, Entity, or IP.
- Run Universal Name Lookup – Use fuzzy logic toggle for aliases.
- Review High Court & Supreme Court Hits – Filter by Case Type → Criminal.
- Drill Into Lower Court Filings – Click View History to trace appeal path.
- Cross Reference CORI Score – Anything ≥70 triggers manual verification.
- Export Audit PDF – One click download for compliance files.
- Set Ongoing Monitoring – Activate weekly watchlist.
Speed Benchmark: Average turnaround per individual = 42 seconds vs manual searches at 4.3 hours (LegitQuest time and motion study, Q1 2025).
Criminal Check Before You Hire: AI Accelerated Screening for HR
- Pre Offer Stage – Bulk screen shortlisted candidates.
- Onboarding Stage – Attach LegitQuest clearance certificate to HRMS record.
- Post Hire Monitoring – Monthly batch job flags new litigation.
Crime Check for Businesses: Reduce Risk Faster
For regulated industries (FinTech, NBFC, Insurance), the Reserve Bank of India mandates robust third party monitoring (RBI/2024 25/79). LegitQuest helps you:
- Map UBOs – Unmask real controllers behind shell vendors.
- Flag Wilful Defaults – Cross link RBI default lists to director litigation.
- Generate Board Ready Dashboards – Convert raw case data into KPI charts.
High Court Case Search Made Simple
With iDRAF™ (Intelligent Deep Retrieval & Fact Mapping), you can:
- Enter any citation (e.g., 2024 SCC OnLine Del 1234) → retrieve full PDF, head notes & treatment graph.
- Paste a 100 word fact pattern → receive semantic matches across 40 million judgments.
- Export to PDF, DOCX, PPTX with an auto generated citation table.
Third Party Risk Management: Identify Legal & Litigation Risks
LegitQuest’s Due Diligence Engine combines criminal, civil, insolvency, and regulatory datasets to deliver a single pane risk view. Features include:
- Litigation Heat Map – Geographic density of ongoing cases.
- Dynamic Watchlists – Auto refresh every 24 hours.
- Custom Policy Rules – E.g., if CORI Severity > 60 & Case Type ≈ Fraud → High Risk.
Vendor Risk Assessment in India: How to Flag Hidden Legal Issues Using LegitQuest LIBIL™
LIBIL™ (LegitQuest Intelligent Binary Inference Layer) parses 100+ legal semantic features per judgment to predict risk exposure.
Workflow:
- Upload vendor list (.csv).
- LIBIL™ scores each entity (0–1).
- Dashboard clusters vendors by high , medium , low risk.
- Trigger enhanced due diligence for outliers.
Suggested Image: Screenshot of LIBIL™ vendor clustering (alt: "Vendor risk clusters by LEGITQuest LIBIL").
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. Is LegitQuest compliant with Indian privacy laws
A. Yes—our data collection aligns with the Information Technology Act 2000 and adheres to the upcoming DPDP Act 2025 draft guidelines.
Q2. How current is the data
A. High Court filings update every 15 minutes; District Court data batches overnight at 02:00 IST.
Q3. Can I integrate LegitQuest with SAP SuccessFactors
A. Absolutely—our REST API & pre built middleware connector support it out of the box.
Conclusion
Criminal history record searches no longer need to drain time or resources. With LegitQuest’s AI driven due diligence engine, you can:
- Slash screening time by 94%
- Uncover hidden litigation across 24 Indian jurisdictions
- Prove compliance with audit ready PDF exports
