When was the prohibition of sati act passed?

Q. When was the prohibition of sati act passed?
Answer: 1829
Notes: On December 4, 1829, the then Governor-General, Lord William Bentinck, passed the Bengal Sati Act, which outlawed the practice of sati in all courts in British India. That provision describes the practice of sati as a rebellion against human sentiments.

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