Supreme Court Seeks Report on Pill submitted regarding the implementation of the model Prison Manual 2016 in Bihar - Patna High Court Seeking Report on Bihar Model Prison Manual 2016 Implementation

Updated: Di, 14 Oct 2025 04:20 pm (IST) Patna High Court sought a report from the state government regarding the implementation of model Prison Manual, 2016 in Bihar. The court heard the petition Abhinav Shandilya, and the government asked the government what progress was made in this case. The court instructed to submit the status report by November 21, 2025. The requester implemented the implementation of the model Prison Manual of the Central Government, already implemented by many states. Legal correspondent, Patna. The Patna High Court, while hearing the pill filed by lawyer Abhinav Shandilya, asked the state government to make clear what progress has so far been made in the implementation of Model Prison Manual, 2016 in Bihar. The court ordered the relevant authorities, including the Department of Homes, to submit a status report. Remove ad Read only News Chief Justice PB The Justice Division Bank Bajnathri and Justice Alok Kumar Sinha, while he passed the above order, directed on November 21, 2025. Advocate Abhinav Shandilya demanded in his pill that the Model Prison Manual set by the Ministry of Home Affairs in the year 2016 should be implemented in the Bihar. This manual was drawn up in accordance with the directions of the Supreme Court to bring uniformity into the laws and policies in prisons across the country. He argued that the former MP Anand Mohan was released by the state government in the year 2023 by amending the prison manual. However, despite its statutory obligation to implement this manual, the Bihar government has not been able to implement it in the last nine years, while most states in the country have already implemented it. The Divisional Bank has made it clear that the state government will have to clear its position on the subject and submit a report to the court on what steps have been taken to implement the model Prison Manual, 2016. The next trial of the case is on November 21.