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The Commission of Sati (Prevention ) Act, 1987

18 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 121st March, 1988, vide Notifn. No. G.S.R. 359(E), dated 21st March, 1988, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(i)
  2. 2It is, therefore, considered desirable to enact a Central law which should be applicable to the whol
  3. 3Attempt to commit
  4. 4Abetment of
  5. 5Punishment for glorification of
  6. 6Power to prohibit certain acts
  7. 7Power to remove certain temples or other structures
  8. 8Power to seize certain properties
  9. 9Trial of offences under this Act
  10. 10Special Public Prosecutors
  11. 11Procedure and powers of Special Courts
  12. 12Power of Special Court with respect to other offences
  13. 14Appeal
  14. 15Protection of action taken under this Act
  15. 17Obligation of certain persons to report about the commission of offence under this Act
  16. 18Person convicted of an offence under section 4 to be disqualified from inheriting certain properties
  17. 21Power to make rules
  18. 22Repeal of existing laws