PATNA, Feb. 20 -- The Patna High Court on Wednesday issued a detailed guidelines with regard to facilities provided to mentally ill people across the state and sought response from the state government on various aspects, including the functioning of the Bihar Institute of Mental Health and Allied Sciences (BIMHAS).

The observation came from the bench of Chief Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo and Justice Harish Kumar on suo motu Public Interest Litigation initiated pursuant to the inspection report dated February 17, 2026 submitted by the Member Secretary, Bihar State Legal Services Authority.

The report, prepared on the court's direction, underlined the shortcomings of mental health facilities in Bihar and at the state's premiere institution...