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Kanumuru Raghu Rama Krishnam Raju, v. the State of Ap

Andhra Pradesh HC8 Dec 2025WP/4587/2019

Case brief

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What is this about?

Writ petition dismissed as withdrawn; mandamus sought against police inaction on complaint dated 31-03-2019 / FIR No.73/2019 (Bhimavaram II Town PS) re circulation of morphed video clip of petitioner; prayer invoked Articles 19 and 21 of the Constitution; interim application under Section 151 CPC for removal of morphed video clips from public domain; permission to withdraw granted; no order as to costs; pending IAs closed; High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati; Justice B.V.L.N. Chakravarthi; decided 9th December, 2025.

What did the court decide?

Permission to withdraw the writ petition was granted; the Writ Petition stands dismissed as withdrawn with no order as to costs, and pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand closed. ¶34

Kanumuru Raghu Rama Krishnam Raju, Vs the… — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Permission to withdraw the writ petition was granted; the Writ Petition stands dismissed as withdrawn with no order as to costs, and pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand closed.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the inaction of the respondents in considering the petitioner's complaint dated 31-03-2019 (registered as FIR No.73/2019 on the file of Bhimavaram II Town Police Station) regarding circulation of a morphed video clip of the petitioner was violative of Articles 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India, and whether the respondents should be directed to permanently erase the morphed video clips and related articles/posts/comments from the public domain.

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Ratio / Principle

Permission was granted to the petitioner to withdraw the writ petition.

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Key takeaways

The Writ Petition was dismissed as withdrawn.ratio¶34
There shall be no order as to costs.ratio¶35
As a sequel to the dismissal, pending interlocutory applications, if any, were directed to stand closed.ratio¶37

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amaravati (Special Original Jurisdiction), Justice B.V.L.N. Chakravarthi — W.P. No. 4587 of 2019, Kanumuru Raghu Rama Krishnam Raju v. State of A.P. and others, decided 9th December, 2025. Writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India sought a mandamus declaring the respondents' inaction in considering the petitioner's complaint dated 31-03-2019 (registered as FIR No.73/2019 on the file of Bhimavaram II Town Police Station) regarding circulation of a morphed video clip of the petitioner to be violative of Articles 19 and 21, and sought directions to permanently erase the morphed video clips and related articles/posts/comments from the public domain; IA No. 1 of 2019 under Section 151 CPC sought similar interim relief. On the date of hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner sought permission to withdraw the writ petition; permission was granted and the writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn, with no order as to costs, and pending interlocutory applications, if any, were directed to stand closed. No substantive ruling was rendered on the Articles 19/21 question.

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APHC010102762019

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

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(Special Original Jurisdiction)

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[3368]

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TUESDAY,THE NINTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI

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WRIT PETITION NO: 4587/2019

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Between:

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KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHNAM RAJU,, S/O. V S SURYANARAYANARAJU, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, R/O. 4-58/1, BLOCK-4, AI BHIMAVARAM, AKIVIDU MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI, A.P.

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...PETITIONER

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AND

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THE STATE OF AP, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR.

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THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, SDPO, NARASAPURAM, WEST GODAVARI, ANDHRA PRADESH. .

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THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, BHIMAVARAM II TOWN PS, BHIMAVARAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH

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...RESPONDENT(S):

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Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased toto pass an order or orders, direction or writ more particular one in the nature of writ of MANDAMUS declaring the inaction of all the respondents in considering the Complaint dated 31-03-2019, which is registered as FIR No.73/2019 on the file of Bhimavaram II Town Police Station, regarding the circulation of morphed video clip of the petitioner herein which is intended to tarnish his reputation and malign the image of YSR Congress Party as the same is violative of Articles 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently, direct

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the respondents to forthwith take necessary action to permanently erase the morphed video clips of the petitioner's speech and articles/posts/comments published based on the said video clips from the public domain and pass such other order/s as Hon'ble court may deem fit and

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IA NO: 1 OF 2019

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Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct all the respondents to forthwith take necessary action to remove the morphed video clips of the petitioner's speech and articles/posts/comments published based on the said video clips from the public domain, pending disposal of this writ petition and to pass

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Counsel for the Petitioner:

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