With reference to the legislative efforts against female infanticide in British India, consider the following statements: 1. The Bengal Regulations of 1795 and 1804 declared female infanticide illegal and treated it as murder. 2. The Female Infanticide Prevention Act of 1870 was enacted to provide a comprehensive regulatory framework to monitor and suppress the practice. 3. The 1870 Act mandated the compulsory registration of births and deaths and allowed the police to monitor suspected clans and villages. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Options:

  • A: 1 and 2 only
  • B: 2 and 3 only
  • C: 1 and 3 only
  • D: 1, 2 and 3

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