Which Act abolished Sati in India?
The practice of Sati was abolished by the Bengal Sati Regulation, 1829.
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Passed by Lord William Bentinck (Governor-General of Bengal)
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Declared Sati illegal and punishable as culpable homicide
(Note: The Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987 was enacted much later to prevent any form of Sati or its glorification.)
The practice of Sati in India was abolished by the Bengal Sati Regulation, also known as the Sati Abolition Act, passed in 1829. This Act was enacted by the British East India Company under Governor-General Lord William Bentinck. The law made the practice of Sati illegal and punishable in all jurisdictions of British India. The abolition was strongly supported by social reformers like Raja Ram Mohan Roy, who campaigned against Sati as a barbaric practice. The Bengal Sati Regulation of 1829 marked a significant turning point in Indian social reforms and was the first major legislation against this practice during British rule.
Additionally, in modern India, the Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act was enacted in 1987 to prevent any glorification or continuation of the practice following isolated incidents that had occurred much later.
The Act that abolished Sati in India was the Bengal Sati Regulation, 1829, passed by Governor-General Lord William Bentinck under British colonial administration.
