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Who among the following was the advisor of Lord Cornwallis in his judicial reforms?
Answer: Option A
Answer: (a)
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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Answer: (a)
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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