The Bombay High Court has quashed the 2008 assault case against actor-turned-politician Govinda today. Non bailable warrants were issued against Govinda by Borilvili lower court for non-appearance.While quashing the case, Bombay High Court noted that Santosh Rai who was slapped by the actor, filed the compalint almost an year later making it look like it was done after being instigated. The court also noted that cognisance under the sections under which the case of assault was registered cannot be taken after an year.Also the sections of criminal intimidation cannot stand in the court of law as there is nothing in the complaint that determines criminal intimadation.The incident happened in 2008. In front of television cameras, actor Govinda, who was shooting for Ganesh Acharya's Money Hai To Honey Hai, slapped a man who, he said, was misbehaving on the sets. The incident happened at the Filmistan Studio in Goregaon.Santosh Rai's lawyer T Raja Ram Mohan Roy said, "The matter was kept for evidence before the magistrate court this month. Only after satisfying himself the magistrate had passed an order for issuance of process in the case. Bombay high court should have remanded this case back to magistrate court to proceed under 323 and 352 of IPC even if the high court was not satisfied with the criminal intimidation section. This is total injustice."Rai too refuted the charge of limitation saying that he had not gone after an year but immediately to police after being slapped."The case was registered with Goregaon police station and medically examined and treated. But for almost an year, no action was taken by police against Govinda. And that is why I had to approach court," he rues. "It seems there is no justice for a common man. Anyone can come and slap a common man and will never justice," he added.He will now approach the Supreme court against this order.Govinda was unavailable for comment.