Section 45(q) in The West Bengal Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989
(q)shall, at the conclusion of any journey make reasonable search in the vehicle for anything left by any passenger and shall take into his custody anything so found by him or any other person in such vehicle and as soon as may be, make over the same to a police officer at the nearest police-station within twenty-four hours or to such authority as prescribed under proviso to rule 26 of these rules;
