As per the Sati Prohibition Act, anyone who forced a woman to perform sati would be given _____.

Punishment of 2 years

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Punishment of 5 years

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Punishment of 10 years

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Capital punishment

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Solution

The correct option is D Capital punishment
Sati pratha was made illegal in 1829 by Bengal Sati Regulation of 1829 under Governor Generalship of William Bentinck. Sati is a practice of burying alive the widows of Hindus. Under the provisions of the Act, anyone who forced a woman to perform sati would be given capital punishment.

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