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  1. Which one of the following regulations declared the custom of sati as illegal?
    1. Regulation XIV of 1829
    2. Regulation XV of 1829
    3. Regulation XVI of 1829
    4. Regulation XVII of 1829
Correct Option: D

Regulation XVII of 1829 declared the custom of Sati as illegal. Bentinck became a crusader against it and promulgated his Regulation XVII on 4 December 1829 prohibiting the practice of Sati. Those who practiced Sati were made liable for punishment by law courts as accessories to the crime. The Regulation was extended to the Madras and Bombay Presidencies in 1830.


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