Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar has been transferred from a fast-track criminal court to a family court in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, after awarding 23 death sentences in the district between April and September 2026.

Key Takeaways

  • The transfer order appoints Diwakar as an additional principal judge of the family court.
  • The available transfer details do not establish a reason for his reassignment.

Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar’s new assignment

As of October 25, 2026, the judicial transfer order had assigned Diwakar to the family court in Muzaffarnagar. Additional sessions judge Shiv Kumari was transferred to fast-track court-3 to take over his previous position.

Diwakar had presided over the fast-track court since his posting to Muzaffarnagar on November 29, 2025. The court heard criminal cases from Muzaffarnagar and Shamli districts. He awarded the 23 death sentences in 11 cases and had previously awarded 13 death sentences during a posting in Bareilly.

The transfer order does not state that the sentences were the reason for the change in assignment.

Dispute over pending cases

In August 2026, at least 97 pending criminal case files were recalled from Diwakar’s court on the orders of then district and sessions judge Birendra Kumar Singh, who has since retired. The cases involved murder and other serious offences.

Diwakar subsequently questioned the basis for withdrawing the cases, including the absence of recorded reasons. The available transfer details do not establish a connection between those observations and his new posting.

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