According to the Supreme Court judgment in the Sunil Batra vs. Delhi Administration case, under what dynamic constitutional baseline are prison authorities regulated when handling condemned prisoners?

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In Sunil Batra (1978), the Supreme Court ruled that a prisoner is not stripped of their citizenship or fundamental rights merely because they are behind bars. While freedom of movement is naturally curtailed, rights under Articles 14, 19, and 21 remain alive. The court held that Section 30(2) of the Prisons Act does not authorize automatic or arbitrary solitary confinement of a death-row convict until their judicial appeals are completely exhausted.

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