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9. The Appellant's counsel argued that the Trial Court failed to see that all indications pointed to the pilot, PW-3 panicking unnecessarily and inferring that the aircraft had been hijacked. It was emphasized that there was intrinsic evidence disclosing that a bunch of 31 papers had been handed-over to PW-3. Learned counsel relied upon the contents of those documents, which depicted illustrations of political leaders, such as Sh. L.K. Advani, Sh. P.V. Narasimha Rao, Dr. Manmohan Singh, Sh. Mahatma Gandhi and so on. Summarizing the said document, marked as DA, it was argued that its contents, if read, would have led no reasonable man to conclude that the author wanted to hijack anyone. Learned counsel submitted that the document reflects the anguish and frustration of each Indian citizen, highlighting the real concerns, like corruption in high places, debasement of moral values of society, oppression of the common man - Appellant considering himself to be one among them; insensitivity of the government; the self-centred political class; violence and strife in society in the aftermath of the Babri Masjid demolition; lowering of India's international image; lack of credibility of Enquiry Commission Reports and disintegration of society. It is pointed that the language used in the 31-page note is justified and parliamentary and underlines the writer's sense of helplessness and frustration. Although several witnesses deposed having seen the 31-page note being handed-over to PW-3, the latter denied it. This assumed significance, according to learned counsel.