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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V., P.M.MANOJ
Shereena Hakkim, W/o. Hakkim – Appellant
Versus
State Police Chief, Police Headquarters, Vellayambalam, Thiruvananthapuram – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(Raja Vijayaraghavan V., J.)
The petitioners herein, being the parents of Ms. X (name withheld for privacy), state that Ms. X, aged approximately 23 years and a graduate, has formed an acquaintance with the 5th respondent, who is identified as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. The 5th respondent, along with others, has established an online social media group by name “Mazhavillu'' and they are alleged to have lured their daughter into joining this group. They contend that their daughter is suffering from certain behavioral issues and on previous occasions had to seek treatment under a Counseling Psychologist. To substantiate their claim, the petitioners rely on Ext.P3, a certificate issued by the psychologist, indicating that Ms. X, after counselling, was referred to the Psychiatry Department of the Quilon District Hospital for psychiatric evaluation, treatment and management as she was found engaged in a toxic relationship with the person of the same gender.
2. The petitioners further state that their daughter went missing and they had to lodge a complaint with the police, leading to the registration of Crime No. 815/2024 at the Kottarakkara Police Station under Section
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