Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar, who awarded 36 death sentences during his postings in Muzaffarnagar and Bareilly, has been transferred from a fast track court to a family court in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh. The judicial transfer order appoints him as additional principal judge of the family court after a tenure marked by high-profile criminal verdicts and questions over the withdrawal of pending cases from his court.
Diwakar awarded 23 death sentences in 11 cases in Muzaffarnagar between April and September 2026, according to a report by The Times of India . He had also awarded 13 death sentences in Bareilly. His latest transfer changes his judicial assignment, with additional sessions judge Shiv Kumari moving to fast track court-3 to take over his previous position.
