1. The petitioner was appointed as Grade II Police Constable on 16.4.1997 and the petitioner was upgraded as Grade – I.P.C., in 2007 and further upgraded as Head Constable in April, 2014. A criminal case was registered against the petitioner in Crime No.2/2003 on the file of Dhali Police Station, Tiruppur District, for offence under Section 304(b) IPC for having driven his wife to commit suicide by demanding dowry. Therefore, a departmental proceedings was initiated against the petitioner by issuing a charge memo under Rule 3(b) of the Tamil Nadu Police Subordinate Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1955, levelling two charges, firstly, demanding dowry of a house or a sum of Rs.3 lakh by cash, he has ill-treated his wife and therefore, the wife committed suicide unable to bear the cruelty and dowry harassment and secondly, a case has been registered against him in Crime No.2/2013 for offence under section 304(B) IPC and by his conduct, he has brought disrepute to the department and he absconded from 11.01.2003 without getting any permission or leave for the purpose of avoiding arrest in Crime No.2/2013. During pendency of the departmental proceedings, criminal trial a