Question: when was prohibition of sati act passed in india
Answer: A regulation for declaring the practice of sati , or of burning or burying alive the widows of Hindus , illegal , and punishable by the criminal courts , passed by the governor - general in council on 4 December 1829 , corresponding with the 20th Aughun 1236 Bengal era ; the 23rd Aughun 1237 Fasli ; the 21st Aughun 1237 Vilayati ; the 8th Aughun 1886 Samavat ; and the 6th Jamadi - us - Sani 1245 Hegira .