Section 1012(a) in Police Regulations, Bengal , 1943
(a)Revolvers for the use of police officers have been sanctioned in certain districts of the province. (Government of India, Home Department, letter No. 581, dated the 29th June, 1909, to the Government of Bengal and letter No. 1025, dated the 29th October, 1909, to the Government of Eastern Bengal and Assam.)