Section 708(a) in Police Regulations, Bengal , 1943
(a)The following instructions for the guidance of police officers-in-charge of remittances of treasure by railway are based on the orders issued in the Government of India's Resolution No. 144 of 12th January, 1880.(i)The police officer taking charge of a treasure escort travelling by railway will not see the treasure, packed at the treasury, but he will see the boxes weighed and satisfy himself that each box is properly secured before it is transferred to the van and that it is properly placed therein. Before the treasure is loaded, he shall examine the van and see that all openings or ventilators are safely fastened and that the van is secure in every way. If any defects are found he shall immediately bring the matter to the notice of the station-master and unless they are remedied or another and secure van provided he shall decline to load the treasure and forthwith report the matter to the Superintendent and the Treasury or Bank officer.(ii)The escort should be accommodated in a brake-van attached to the treasure-van, or in the end compartment of the carriage next adjoining the treasure-van, and the doors of the escorts carriage should never be locked.(iii)The escort commander will wire to the receiving officer the number of the train (passenger or goods) conveying the remittance and its hour of departure and will also wire again en route if any change in the train has been made or anything has occurred to delay its arrival.(iv)An officer relieving such an escort will see that the numbers of the wagons agree with those given in the blank receipt tendered for his signature, that the locks as well as all openings and ventilators in the van are secure, that the seals are unbroken and bear no sign of having been tampered with and that the locked doors of the van cannot be opened.(v)The escort commander should be provided with a lantern which will burn all night, and should cause a sentry to alight at every alternate stopping place and ascertain that the locks have not been tampered with. During any long stoppage a sentry must remain on duty at the door of the treasure wagon (both on the rear and off side of the wagon). If there be several such wagons, it will suffice to tell off four sentries, who may stand one on either side of the train at each end of the wagons.(vi)In case of a breakdown separating a convoy, the escort commander should separate his party, attaching himself to the disabled portion.(vii)On delivering the boxes at the treasury to which they are addressed, he will obtain a receipt for "... bags said to contain coin to the value of Rs. ..." or for "... boxes, with marks and weights detailed in the invoice, said to contain coin or notes to the value of Rs. ...". If any box be of short weight or show signs of having been tampered with, it should be opened in the presence of the escort officer; otherwise, he should be allowed to return at once.
