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'''Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987''' is a law enacted by [[Government of Rajasthan]] in 1987. It became an [[Act of Parliament|Act]] of the [[Parliament of India]] with the enactment of '''The Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987''' in 1988. The Act seeks to prevent ''[[Sati (practice)|sati]]'', the voluntary or forced burning or burying alive of a widow, and to prohibit glorification of this action through the observance of any ceremony, participation in any procession, creation of a financial trust, construction of a temple, or any actions to commemorate or honor the memory of a widow who committed ''sati''.<ref>http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2105/stories/20040312002504600.htm</ref><br />
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''Sati'' was first banned under [[Bengal Sati Regulation, 1829]].<br />
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==References==<br />
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* [http://wcd.nic.in/commission-sati-prevention-act-1987-3-1988-excluding-administration-criminal-justice-regard-offences The Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987] at [[Ministry of Women and Child Development]]<br />
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[[Category:Social law]]<br />
[[Category:Government of Rajasthan]]<br />
[[Category:Widowhood in India]]<br />
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