Justice M L Tahaliyani while quashing the private complaint lodged by Rai before a metropolitan magistrate observed that there is no material against Govinda for criminal intimidation.

Rai had on February 2, 2009, filed the complaint against Govinda under sections 323 (Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach) and 506 (1) (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.