The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the CBI on former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore's petitions seeking anticipatory bail in FIRs containing serious criminal charges. Rathore also sought quashing of a third FIR which charges him with abetment to suicide in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case. <br/><br/>Justice Sabina issued the notices after brief arguments during which CBI said that they needed a week's time to file a reply since the three FIRs had been registered only last evening after the cases were transferred to them from the Haryana Police. Rathore's lawyer-wife Abha sought interim protection till the time CBI files its reply, but the court did not issue any direction on this. <br/><br/>CBI's counsel Assistant Solicitor General and Special Public Prosecutor Anmol Rattan Sidhu said that in the FIRs the charges against the former DGP are like a reign of terror having been let loose by Rathore. After the CBI sought time to file a reply, the Judge issued a notice to the investigative agency for January 18 to know its stand.