72(1)An executor or an administrator shall not be required by any court to render an account of the property of the deceased otherwise than by an inventory thereof, unless at the instance or on behalf of some person interested in such property or of a creditor of the deceased, nor is an executor or administrator otherwise compellable to account before any court.

72(2)This section applies notwithstanding any provision to the contrary of any bond or security heretofore given by the executor or administrator.