Section 997(c) in Police Regulations, Bengal , 1943
(c)The Armed Inspector shall be responsible for the safe custody of the keys of the armoury and the magazine. He shall keep them in his personal custody at night. When he leaves headquarters he should make over his keys to the Armed Sergeant, or where there is no Sergeant, to the senior Armed Sub-Inspector. When making over and taking over the Keys both officers should satisfy themselves by check with the registers that the arms and ammunition are intact and in each case the officer taking over should give a receipt for the arms and ammunition in hand. Duplicate keys shall be kept in the custody of the officer-in-charge of the guard over the magazine and the armoury in a sealed packet or box which shall be examined by the Armed Inspector every day. The Armed Inspector shall be responsible for the proper care and custody of the arms and ammunition and shall keep all accounts and registers appertaining to them. He shall see that the arms in store are clean and in good order, and that all arms issued from and received into store are properly brought to account. He shall examine all arms, etc., returned to his care and bring to notice any deficiency or damage.
