Correct option is C
The correct answer is: (C) 1829
Explanation:
● The Bengal Sati Regulation (Regulation XVII) was enacted in 1829 by Lord William Bentinck.
● It declared the practice of Sati illegal and punishable.
● This reform was strongly supported by Raja Ram Mohan Roy.
Information Booster:
● Regulation applied first in Bengal Presidency.
● Later extended to Madras & Bombay Presidencies in 1830.
● Sati involved burning a widow on her husband’s pyre.
● One of the earliest major social reform laws in India.
● Marked a turning point in British social legislation.