S. Manikumar, J.

1. Appellant is a policeman in Railway Protection Force. On 11.01.2017, he was deputed to escort, Nilagiri Express train from Chennai to Salem alongwith three other staff. He was alleged to have misbehaved and sexually harassed two minor girl children travelling in the same train. Principal of the School, who had travelled in the train alongwith the children gave a complaint to Government Railway Police Station, Salem. Accordingly, a case in Cr.No.6 of 2017 was registered under the Protection of Child From Sexual Offence Act, 2012 for alleged offence under Section 9 (m) (1) and 10 of the said Act. Criminal Case is stated to be under investigation and charge sheet is yet to be filed.

2. Based on the alleged incident reported, appellant was placed under suspension on 12.01.2017. After conducting a preliminary enquiry, a charge memo dated 10.03.2017 has been issued. Order of suspension was revoked on 28.06.2017 and the appellant was transferred from Chennai to Sulurpet in Andhra Pradesh. Charge framed against the petitioner vide proceedings dated 10.03.2017 under Rule 153 of the Railway Protection Force Rules, 1987, has been challenged in W.P.No.25418 of 2017.