A court has ordered the arrest of Gen Pervez Musharraf over his attempt when Pakistan's military ruler to impose house arrest on judges in March 2007.
Mr Musharraf was present at the Islamabad High Court when the judges issued the order. He had been seeking to extend bail in the case.
Police present at the court made no attempt to arrest him.
The former general immediately left the court and drove away escorted by his security detail.
The BBC's Orla Guerin in Islamabad says that his departure from the court - despite the presence of a large number of police - was a moment of high drama and farce.
There has been no sign of an attempt by the authorities to arrest Mr Musharraf at the house near Islamabad where he is now believed to be staying.
Mr Musharraf can file an appeal against the court order in Pakistan's Supreme Court.
On Thursday he appeared in court without handcuffs.
Political woesHe returned from years of self-imposed exile last month hoping to lead his All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) party into the general election next month.
Arrest warrants against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf are seen here as a political distraction ahead of general elections in May.
Analysts are voicing fears it may divert attention from what promises to be the country's first civilian-to-civilian democratic transition.
It is certainly going to put pressure on the interim government, which will now have to ensure that this high-profile court case does not interfere with the vote.
It also puts the country's powerful military in a difficult spot. It does not want to be seen to be interventionist, but would surely be concerned about the fate of one of its former chiefs.
If he is arrested, the government may decide to detain him at his residence instead of sending him to prison.
It would be the first time a former military ruler has met such a fate. But to many it would also make Mr Musharraf look like a victim, especially when he was barred from standing in elections just days ago.
But earlier this week his candidacy was rejected in Chitral, one of four seats he had applied to contest. He had already failed in an attempt to stand in three other seats. His legal team plan to appeal against that decision.
He is embroiled in a series of legal battles and has been attempting to stave off arrest ever since he returned, as well as an attempt to try him for treason. The Pakistani Taliban have also vowed to assassinate the former president, who seized power in a 1999 coup.
He is facing a number of charges related to his time in office with court proceedings over the killing of Benazir Bhutto in 2007 and a tribal leader from Balochistan.
He has described all the cases against him as "baseless" and politically motivated.
Mr Musharraf has already been barred by a court from leaving the country.
Many analysts believe that the authorities would not welcome his arrest at such a politically sensitive time.
The BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Islamabad points out that Pakistan's powerful military, of which he was the head until 2007, has not intervened to prevent his political fall.
But while his future appears increasingly bleak, few believe the military would allow a former chief to be thrown in jail or assassinated by militants, he adds.
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