100 Murder Cases Shifted From UP Judge's Court After He Awards 22 Death Sentences in 4 Months

After 22 death sentences in 4 months, 100 murder cases moved from UP judge’s court

Speaking to The Indian Express, Muzaffarnagar District Bar Association president Pramod Tyagi said that the transfer of cases was a routine administrative exercise.

100 murder cases shifted from UP judge who sentenced 22 to death in 4 months

Approximately 100 murder cases have been transferred from Additional District and Sessions Judge Ravikumar Diwakar's court in Muzaffarnagar to the District and Sessions Judge's court. This administrative order follows Diwakar's delivery of 22 death sentences in 10 cases over the past four months, which caused apprehension among lawyers and litigants regarding capital punishment.

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Diwakar first came into the spotlight in 2022, when, while serving as a civil judge in Varanasi, he ordered a videographic survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex

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Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar, who has sentenced 22 people to death in four months at a Muzaffarnagar fast-track court, has had nearly 100 pending murder cases transferred to another judge amid apprehensions among lawyers over the possibility of capital punishment being awarded. 📰 Who Is Ravi Kumar Diwakar? 100 Murder Cases Shifted From UP Judge Who Sentenced 22 to Death in 4 Months.

100 murder cases shifted from UP court after judge's 22 death sentences in 4 months

Around 100 murder cases pending before Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar in UP's Muzaffarnagar have been transferred to the district judge's court. The move follows Diwakar handing down 22 death sentences in 10 cases in four months in his Muzaffarnagar court.

100 Murder Cases Shifted From UP Judge After 22 Death Sentences In 4 Months

There were apprehensions among the lawyers and litigants over the possibility of the court awarding capital punishment, District Bar Association president Pramod Tyagi said.