Commission of Sati (Prevention ) Act, 1987
Bare Act · 1987
An Act to provide for the more effective prevention of the commission of sati and its glorification and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
- Act number
- 3 of 1988
- Enacted
- 3 January 1988
- Contents
- 22 sections · 5 chapters
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Contents
Part I — Preliminary
Part II — Punishments For Offences Relating To Sati
- Section 3 – Attempt to commit sati
- Section 4 – Abetment of sati
- Section 5 – Punishment for glorification of sati
Part III — Powers Of Collector Or District Magistrate To Prevent Offences Relating To Sati
- Section 6 – Power to prohibit certain acts (preview)
- Section 7 – Power to remove certain temples or other structures (preview)
- Section 8 – Power to seize certain properties (preview)
Part IV — Special Courts
- Section 9 – Trial of offences under this Act (preview)
- Section 10 – Special Public Prosecutors (preview)
- Section 11 – Procedure and powers of Special Courts (preview)
- Section 12 – Power of Special Court with respect to other offences (preview)
- Section 13 – Forfeiture of funds or property (preview)
- Section 14 – Appeal (preview)
Part V — Miscellaneous
- Section 15 – Protection of action taken under this Act (preview)
- Section 16 – Burden of proof (preview)
- Section 17 – Obligation of certain persons to report about the commission of offence under this Act (preview)
- Section 18 – Person convicted of an offence under section 4 to be disqualified from inheriting certain properties (preview)
- Section 19 – Repealed (preview)
- Section 20 – Act to have overriding effect (preview)
- Section 21 – Power to make rules (preview)
- Section 22 – Repeal of existing laws (preview)