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ByCops are now ‘counselling’ the two and hope to ‘make them realise’ the negative fallout of their decision.In perhaps the first lesbian ‘’ in Bengaluru, a 25-year-old woman tied the knot with a 21-year-old at a temple in Bengaluru. The parents of the younger woman have filed a complaint with the police, who are now “counselling” the couple and hope to “make them realise” the negative fallout of their decision.Same-sex marriages are not legal in India. There-criminalised Section 377 in 2013 after thestruck it down in 2009.The women are distant relatives. The younger woman is studying B.Com in a private college in Bengaluru and her father solemnizes weddings; the older one works in a call centre and her father runs a business. Mirror has chosen not to reveal their identities as they could face a backlash.The older woman has told the police she was attracted to her “wife” when she was in her teens. But since she belonged to very orthodox family, the older woman decided to get Shilpa acquainted with the ways of the modern world. She took her to malls and bought her western clothes and gifts.In May 2017, the two decided to run away from their homes as their parents would never accept their relationship. The younger one started living in a paying guest accommodation while the older woman looked for a place. Within two weeks, they found a place and moved in together in Koramangala.Following a complaint by the younger woman’s family, cops traced the two but the police could not do anything as both are adults. Through an NGO, the duo told the police that they do not want to go back to their families as they were happy together.The parents then informed the police about the “wedding” and their active sexual relations. The police then referred the case to Mahila Sahayavani in police commissioner’s office. Senior counsellor BS Saraswathi said she had spoken to both the women and their “counselling was on”.Under Section 377, which criminalises homosexual sex states, a person can be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to 10 years, and shall also be liable to fine.Some experts said that since both are adults and nothing has been done in public view, it was very difficult to convict the women of any crime.