Cases- Feliciano vs Pasicolan

Feliciano vs Pasicolan FACTS: Petitioner was one of the eighteen persons charged with the crime of kidnapping with murder in an amended information filed filed on Octobe Octoberr 24 !"#$% !"#$% &pon &pon learni learning ng of the filing filing of said said information and that a warrant for his arrest had been issued the petitioner fearing according to his law'er that he might fall into the hands of irresponsible police officers and to a(oid disgrace and humiliati humiliation on conse)uent conse)uent to an arrest arrest and incarceration incarceration went into hiding% On October *+ !"#$ howe(er Attorne' Filemon Ca,ator at the instance of the petitioner-s wife filed in the case a motion asking that the Court fi. at P!++++%++ the amount of the bond for petiti pet itione oner-s r-s rel releas easee pen pendin ding g tri trial% al% The The Pro( Pro(in incia ciall Fisca Fiscall of  Pampan Pampanga ga oppose opposed d this this motion motion on the ground ground that that the filing filing thereof was premature as the petitioner had not 'et been arrested% /espondent 0udge dismissed petitioner1s motion on the ground that pending his arrest or surrender petitioner has not the right to ask this court to admit him to bail%3 SS&5: 6hether or not petitioner is entitled to bail% /&789: 8o% The person appl'ing for admission to bail should be in the custod' of the law or otherwise depri(ed of his libert '% libert  '% ail is defined under the /ules of Court as securit' ;re)uired and gi(en for the release of a person who is in custod' of the law%3 n the case of